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Beijing: China on Thursday launched the core module for its first permanent space station that will host astronauts long-term, the latest success for a programme that has realised a number of its growing ambitions in recent years. The Tianhe, or ‘Heavenly Harmony’, module blasted into space atop a Long March 5B rocket from the Wenchang Launch Center on the southern island province of Hainan, marking another major advance for the country's space exploration program that has chalked up a series of accomplishments in recent months. The launch begins the first of 11 missions necessary to cons...

China launches permanent space station as it prepares to land on Mars Sophia Yan © AFP People watch a Long March 5B rocket, carrying China's Tianhe space station core module, as it lifts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China's Hainan province - AFP China on Thursday launched the core module for its first permanent space station as the country pursues its ambitious space programme.  The Tianhe, or “Heavenly Harmony” module, blasted into space on the Long March-5B Y2 rocket from Hainan, an island in southern China, according to state media.  The mo...

CGTN：Tianhe lifts off China's space station ambition USA - English Share this article Share this article 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...

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 ...

To Mars and beyond, cosmic journey continues By ZHANG ZHOUXIANG | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-26 07:58 Photo taken on April 23, 2021 shows the combination of the core module of China's space station, Tianhe, and the Long March-5B Y2 rocket after it was transported to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in South China's Hainan province. [Photo/Xinhua] Saturday marks the sixth Space Day of China. Five years after it was established in 2016, the nation has made tremendous progress in various aspects of space exploration. On the first Sp...