BEIJING: Astronauts entered the new lab module of China’s space station interestingly on Monday, in a significant stage towards finishing the orbital station before the year’s over. Once finished, Tiangong — or “magnificent royal residence” — will be continually manned by pivoting groups of three space explorers, who will lead logical analyses and assist with testing new advances. The module will have living space for three extra space explorers, lodging up to six individuals during group changes, state media said. Furthermore, after a few missions to test the innovations required for a continually manned station, completing Tiangong this year is set. The station when finished is supposed to have a mass of 90 tons, around a fourth of the International Space Station — from which China has been prohibited by the United States.