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China Launches Tiangong 1 Space Lab To Strains Of America The Beautiful

by | 1st, October 2011

MAYBE China just want to thank the US for letting it make everything? Warren Murray explains:

To mark the launch [of the Tiangong-1 space lab], the Chinese space agency and China Central Television (CCTV) released a proud animation, set to rousing orchestral strains, of the “Heavenly Palace” thrusting skyward, lofting above the Earth and docking with a Shenzhou crew capsule. The only problem being that the backing music in question is America the Beautiful – more or less an unofficial national anthem of the United States. The Guardian spotted the blunder after picking up the video from the Reuters news agency while covering the launch.

Spotter: Fallows

 



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