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BEIJING, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Chinese astronauts have installed protection against "space junk" aboard the permanently inhabited station Tiangong, according to China's manned spaceflight authorities, a ...

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Chinese astronauts have installed protection against space junk aboard the country's Tiangong space station. Last month, a tiny piece of debris travelling at high speed cracked the window of the ...