China successfully launches first lab module for its space station

The Long March-5B Y3 carrier rocket, carrying Wentian, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan

China, China economy, Economy
China is on the track to complete the construction of its space station as it successfully launched the first lab module, state-run People's Daily reported.
Press Trust of India Beijing
1 min read Last Updated : Jul 24 2022 | 11:28 PM IST

China on Sunday successfully launched the first lab module of its under-construction space station.

The Long March-5B Y3 carrier rocket, carrying Wentian, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

The new module will function both as a backup of the core module and as a powerful scientific experiment platform in the Tiangong space station currently being built by the country.

China is on the track to complete the construction of its space station as it successfully launched the first lab module, state-run People's Daily reported.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :ChinaInternational Space Stations

First Published: Jul 24 2022 | 11:28 PM IST

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