Hainan Island Space Tourism Shows Support for China's Space Ambitions

Eight stories above the sidewalks of Longlou, a small rural town in Wenchang on the southern island of Hainan, about 80 tourists from different Chinese provinces gathered on the top of an apartment building on the evening of May 10.

The crowd, including several families with young children and teenagers, was there to see the launch of the Long March-7 Y7, a rocket carrying the Tianzhou-6 cargo craft bound for the nation’s Tiangong space station.

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