The Chinese Government has taken a new step for the space station!
The Chinese Government will send the core module of the space station it plans to establish in earth orbit in the spring of 2021.
According to the news in the Global Times, China's Manned Space Program Agency (CMSA) Chief Engineer Cou Cianping stated that the core module and carrier rocket Long March 5B, which will form the basis of the station, are ready and the tests have reached the final stage.
Cou said the module called "Tienhi" (Joining the Skies) is planned to be launched in the spring of 2021.
The Government of China is working to establish its own space station by 2022, as the US banned cooperation in space exploration and prevented its participation in the International Space Station (ISS) program.
The station, which will consist of a core module, two laboratory modules and a space telescope, will be about the same size as Russia's no longer active Mir Space Station when completed.
Following the launch of the "Tienhi" module in 2021, the lab modules named "Vıntien" (Searching the Skies) and "Mıngtien" (Dreaming the Skies) will be sent into space in 2022.
After the main skeleton is formed, the space telescope named "Shuntian" (Traveling the Skies) will be added to the station as a separate module in the following years.
They reported that 11 space expeditions are planned to complete the station. |
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