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News Analysis: U.S.-China space freeze may thaw with new commercial pathway

2017-06-06 09:00:34       source:Xinhua News Agency

June 5, 2017


"For the first time, the International Space Station (ISS) houses an experiment independently designed by China.


Space cooperation between the United States and China has been a taboo until now. However, the Chinese commercial science project is on board the orbiting outpost on Monday morning in what could be the forerunner of a larger U.S.-China space cooperation agenda.


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No commercial Chinese payload has ever flown to the ISS before. However, SpaceX made history with its Dragon spacecraft in a resupply mission."


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