The news comes after NASA announced that Space X was fully certified to shuttle (as it were) cargo up to the permanent space station.
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The one American attempt at a semi-permanent space station Skylab was crewed for a mere six months in the 1970s, whereas Mir has been continuously occupied since its launch.
"We need to have a permanent monitoring station, " he says.
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Assuming the manual docking goes as planned, China can check off another item on its to-do list as it moves forward with its plans to build a permanent space station.
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Following a full briefing, the Chinese will make plans for their next manned mission, the Shenzhou-10, as the country steadily makes progress toward its goal of having a permanent space station in orbit between 2020 and 2022.
If all goes according to plan, the Shenzhou IX space craft should be re-connected manually to Tiangong by Sunday morning, marking a giant leap for Chinese space travel and the first stages in a permanent space station within the next 8 years.
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If you are on active duty and you move because of a permanent change of station, you can deduct reasonable moving expenses for you and your family to the extent that you are not otherwise reimbursed.
Lastly, each agency should review its policies associated with domestic civilian permanent change of duty station travel (relocations), including eligibility rules, to identify ways to reduce costs and ensure appropriate controls are in place.
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For example, a permanent partially-submerged sea exploration station, called the SeaOrbiter, is currently in development.
The achievements include sending rovers to Mars, placing countless communication and imagining satellites in orbit, and the International Space Station, a semi-permanent home in space.
The developer said a new station could deliver up to 800 high quality permanent jobs, rising to 1, 000 during maintenance and up to 5, 000 jobs during construction.
Horizon Nuclear Power said a new station could deliver up to 800 high quality permanent jobs, rising to 1, 000 during maintenance and up to 5, 000 jobs during construction.
In another development, an opposition radio station, Klub Radio, won the right to a permanent frequency after a two-year legal battle with the media regulator.
The names of the dead will be read aloud, and The Station Fire Memorial Foundation is to unveil its final plans to build a permanent memorial at the site.
Mr Smith said the power station would mean a "major investment in our district" and result in 900 permanent jobs.
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