China about to launch the first module of its space station
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>Constructing a space station: The Chinese Space Station will be about one-sixth the mass of the ISS and consist of three main modules: Tianhe, Wentian, and Mengtian.
>Tianhe — the core module — will be large enough to accommodate three astronauts for up to six months at a time. Wentian and Mengtian will be slightly smaller modules for experiments.
>China expects to launch the Tianhe module aboard a Long March 5B rocket before the end of April. Ten other launches will follow in 2021 and 2022. Two will carry the other modules, four will deliver cargo, and four will be crewed missions.
>China hopes to complete construction on the space station by 2022 and expects the facility to remain operational for at least a decade.
https://www.freethink.com/articles/chinese-space-station
>Tianhe — the core module — will be large enough to accommodate three astronauts for up to six months at a time. Wentian and Mengtian will be slightly smaller modules for experiments.
>China expects to launch the Tianhe module aboard a Long March 5B rocket before the end of April. Ten other launches will follow in 2021 and 2022. Two will carry the other modules, four will deliver cargo, and four will be crewed missions.
>China hopes to complete construction on the space station by 2022 and expects the facility to remain operational for at least a decade.
https://www.freethink.com/articles/chinese-space-station
