“天宮二號”近日“回家”

China's manned space lab Tiangong-2 has finished experiments and will re-enter Earth's atmosphere on July 19, authorities said on Saturday.

有關(guān)部門上周六表示，中國載人航天實驗室“天宮二號”已完成實驗，將于7月19日重返地球大氣層。

A small amount of debris is likely to fall into the designated safe waters of the South Pacific Ocean, the China Manned Space Engineering Office said in a statement.

中國載人航天工程辦公室在一份聲明中表示，少量碎片可能落入南太平洋指定的安全水域。

China launched Tiangong-2 on September 15, 2016, after Tiangong-1, its first manned space lab.

繼天宮一號之后，中國于2016年9月15日發(fā)射了天宮二號。

Tiangong-1 crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Tahiti on April 2, 2018, after falling uncontrollably from space after scientists lost contact with it.

2018年4月2日，科學(xué)家與“天宮一號”失去聯(lián)系后，“天宮一號”失控從太空墜落，墜入塔希提島附近的太平洋。

It was briefly feared the 8.5-tonne toxic station would hit New Zealand.

人們一度擔(dān)心這座8.5噸重的有毒站會襲擊新西蘭。

Tiangong-2 on the other hand will be deliberately brought down in a controlled manner, likely into the Pacific Ocean's international 'space graveyard', far from human settlements.

另一方面，“天宮二號”將以可控的方式擊落，很可能進入遠離人類定居點的太平洋國際“太空墓地”。

Hundreds of satellites have been de-orbited into the remote spot, including Russia's MIR space station in 2001.

包括2001年俄羅斯和平號空間站在內(nèi)的數(shù)百顆衛(wèi)星，已脫離軌道送入這一偏遠地區(qū)。