Countdown begins for Chinese space station program

From China Daily:

The 18.1-meter-long core module, with a maximum diameter of 4.2 meters and a launch weight of 20 to 22 tons, will be launched first.

The two experiment modules will then blast off to dock with the core module. Each laboratory module is 14.4 meters long, with the same maximum diameter and launch weight of the core module.

'The 60-ton space station is rather small compared to the International Space Station"

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UPDATE:  More information here.
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