OUR Chinese space agency launched this Monday at 13:56 (1:56 on Tuesday in China), cargo spacecraft Tianzhou 4. This car is designed Tiangonga Chinese space stationwhere it will connect to Tianhe module. Today’s launch is preparation for the next manned mission. Chinese manned space agencyChina manned space agency.

Tianzhou-4 with supplies for the June mission

OUR Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft it will carry cargo for a manned mission next month, as well as fuel and materials for scientific experiments. It will be docked to the main module Chinese space station, Tianhe module, around 18:00 (Brazil time). Monday’s launch is the sixth of 11 missions planned to complete China’s space station, dubbed Tiangong (“Heavenly Palace” in Chinese).

In June the mission Shenzhou 14 will deliver three astronauts to the Sky Palace. During the six-month stay of the crew Chinese space agency will send the remaining modules, Wentian and Mengtianto complete the construction of your space station. After finishing Tiangong will be in the shape of the letter “T”. In December it will be the turn of the new crew. season. Mission teams Shenzhou 14 and Shenzhou 15 will spend a few days together, noting that for the first time, Sky Palace will be undergoing a crew change at the same time.

interior Tianhe. Source: Reproduction/CASC.

Construction of the station began in 2021.

Chinese space station TiangongMandarin Sky Palace is expected to be completed and fully operational after September 2022. The first module of the station, launched on April 29, 2021, was Tianhe, which means Harmony of Heaven. The module is the largest space structure built by CASC to date. To date, two manned flights to the station have been completed. The next one is scheduled for June, preparations are underway to receive the Wentian module.

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