CGTN：Tianhe lifts off China s space station ambition
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BEIJING, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The construction of China s own space station is underway, with the core module Tianhe, which means heavenly harmony, sent into space Thursday, kicking off a series of key launch missions that aim to complete the construction of the station by the end of 2022.
Tianhe was carried into space by a Long March-5B Y2 carrier rocket from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of south China s Hainan Province. It is the first of 11 missions to build and supply the space station.
China launches core module of space station on Long March 5-B rocket
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The Long March 5B rocket, carrying China s Tianhe space station core module, lifts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan Province, China, on Thursday. Photo by Matjaz Tancic/EPA-EFE
April 29 (UPI) China successfully launched the core module of its first domestically developed space station, the Tianhe, prompting Xi Jinping to issue a message of congratulations.
The China Manned Space Engineering Office launched the main module of the space station at 11:22 a.m., local time, Thursday, from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on China s Hainan Island, state television network CGTN reported.
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By Global Times Published: Apr 30, 2021 12:30 AM
The Long March-5B Y2 rocket, carrying the Tianhe module, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China s Hainan Province, April 29, 2021. Photo: XinhuaChina on Thursday successfully sent into space Tianhe core module of space station. This marks China s space station construction entering the full implementation stage. It s a crucial step forward for China s manned space program. Hundreds of millions of Chinese people felt inspired by the success.
Building a space station is to build a house in space. The core module is not only the command and control center of the space station, but also lays the foundation for the station. According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, China will kick off intensive launch missions, including three modules, four cargo spacecraft and four manned spaceships. China is expected to finalize an orbital construction next year. After the house is b
CGTN:Tianhe lifts off China s space station ambition
BEIJING, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The construction of China s own space station is underway, with the core module Tianhe, which means heavenly harmony, sent into space Thursday, kicking off a series of key launch missions that aim to complete the construction of the station by the end of 2022.
Tianhe was carried into space by a Long March-5B Y2 carrier rocket from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of south China sHainan Province. It is the first of 11 missions to build and supply the space station.
Tianhe will act as the foundational module for China s first space station in low-Earth orbit named Tiangong, which means heavenly palace in Chinese.
China begins building its own space station with launch of control module By William Harwood
April 29, 2021 / 2:21 AM / CBS News
China launched the first module of a planned space station on Wednesday. The Chinese space agency hopes to complete the sophisticated research lab in 2022, securing its status as a space superpower with long-duration orbital expeditions by three-person crews.
While smaller than the sprawling International Space Station, built by the United States, Russia, the European Space Agency, Japan and Canada, the Chinese Space Station, or CSS, will focus on the same objectives, including microgravity research, Earth observation and technology development.
At least 10 more launches are planned over the next two years to put at least two additional 20-ton research modules in orbit, to deliver supplies and, as early as this summer, astronaut crews, eventually giving the Chinese an operational space station of their own with a mass o