China launches Wentian module to its permanent space station

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July 24, 2022 12:40

China on Sunday launched the first of its kind “Wentian” laboratory module for the Chinese space station.

The new unit will serve as a backup copy of the basic unit and a powerful platform for scientific experiments, Xinhua news agency reported.

The Long March 5-BY3 carrier rocket, carrying the “Wentian” module, was launched from the Wenchang spacecraft launch site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan, the manned space agency said.
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Beijing plans to compete with the United States in space. Therefore, the construction of China’s first space station, “Tiangong” (Sky Palace) is progressing in full swing.

China has invested billions in its space program and has already had some successes. China was the first country to land a spacecraft and an exploration vehicle on the dark side of the moon.

Source: agencies