Passengers walk past models of rockets near a shopping mall in Beijing, June 14, 2012. A car manufacture plans to display its cars with the rocket model as the country gets energized for the launch of the manned Shenzhou IX spacecraft. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]
Models of rockets are seen near a shopping mall in Beijing, June 14, 2012. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]
China launched its second space laboratory, the Tiangong II, on Thursday night, which space officials said will become the country’s largest scientific platform in space.