ScienceChina: Space launch tests permanent space stationTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoScience10/17/2016October 17, 2016China launched two astronauts into space as part of Beijing's plans to establish a permanent orbiting research complex by 2022. The Shenzhou-11 blasted off from Jiuquan space center, a military-operated facility on the edge of the Gobi Desert.https://p.dw.com/p/2RJ8yAdvertisement