CBS News:

China on Monday launched the third and final module to complete its permanent space station, realizing a more than decade-long endeavor to maintain a constant crewed presence in orbit.

Mengtian was blasted into space at 3:39 p.m. local time (3:39 a.m. EDT) Monday from the coastal Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on the southern tropical island province of Hainan.

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