China’s Military-Run Space Station in Argentina Is a ‘Black Box’

China’s Military-Run Space Station in Argentina Is a ‘Black Box’
The installations of a Chinese space station are seen in Las Lajas, Argentina, on Jan. 22, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
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LAS LAJAS, ArgentinaWhen China built a military-run space station in Argentina’s Patagonian region it promised to include a visitors’ center to explain the purpose of its powerful 16-story antenna.
The center is now builtbehind the 8-foot barbed wire fence that surrounds the entire space station compound. Visits are by appointment only.