China now has the capacity to build a space station
The head of the office of China's Manned Space Program, Wang Zhaoyao, on April 28 announced the country has completed all four space missions designed for its space laboratory.
A SCIO press conference on China's space laboratory mission is held inBeijing, on April 28. [Liu Jian / China SCIO]
"So far, we have obtained all key technology needed for the construction and operation of a space station. And the basic supporting system is in place. We now have the capacity to build a space station. What we are waiting for are different modules of the space station. Once the modules are made, we can start the construction of the space station in orbit," Wang said during a State Council press conference.
According to Wang, more than 60 experiments were carried out during the four missions, and the experiences from these missions will provide major support to the country's space station program.