China has Added a Science Module to its New Space Station By Nancy_A
China has expanded their research capabilities on the Tiangong 3 space station by adding a science module, named Wentian. The new laboratory launched from the Wenchang launch center on July 23 and the module docked to the space station on July 25. China’s Manned Space Agency says the astronauts on board will soon be able to conduct experiments in microgravity and life sciences.
China hopes to finish construction of Tiangong 3 by the end of 2022. The final lab module, called the Mengtian, is due to be launched in October. Three astronauts are currently living in the core module,The crew is overseeing the arrival and docking of the two laboratories. When completed, the orbital Chinese outpost will be about one-fifth the size of the International Space Station. The crew will conduct several EVAs in support of the station’s construction.
A Long March 5B Y3 rocket, carrying Wentian lab module blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Wenchang in southern China’s Hainan Province Sunday, July 24, 2022. Credit: Li Gang/Xinhua via AP The first module, the Tianhe core module of the Tiangong space station was launched in April of 2021. This third-generation habitat builds on the experiences learned from the Tiangong-1 and Tiangong-2 stations, which have since been deorbited, burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. The Tianhe Core Module is the main living and navigational module, and the two Laboratory Cabin Modules are the newly arrived Wentian and Mengtian .
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