China’s Long March 2F rocket carrying the Tiangong-1 module

This file picture taken on September 29, 2011 shows China’s Long March 2F rocket carrying the Tiangong-1 module, or “Heavenly Palace”, blasting off from the Jiuquan launch centre in Gansu province. A defunct Chinese space lab plunged through Earth’s atmosphere on April 2, 2018, breaking apart as it headed towards a watery grave in the South Pacific, Beijing said. / AFP PHOTO / – / China OUT