China’s request to join the International Space Station (ISS) was rejected and the offer of cooperation in space exploration was not accepted. Then, China started working to establish its own space station. China, which launched the core module of the space station, which will serve for 15 years, into space in the past months, continues its work at full speed.
China has left behind another important stage in the space station
China successfully launched its second module, called Wentian, to the Tiangong space station early Sunday morning. Wentian took off from the Wenchang Space Launch Facility in Hainan, China, on a Long March 5B rocket at 09:22 and docked at the Tiangong space station approximately 13 hours later at 22:13.
The Wentian module contains hardware that allows Chinese astronauts, also known as taikonauts, to conduct various scientific experiments during their time on the station. The module will also provide three extra areas to sleep, as well as another airlock that crew members can use to take spacewalks.
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In June, China sent the three-man Shenzhou 14 crew to Tiangong to prepare for Wentian’s arrival. Mengtian, the station’s third and final laboratory module, will launch in October on the Long March 5B. With the last module added, it will complete the Tiangong space station and the T-shaped structure will appear.
Now there is some concern about the parts left behind by the massive Long March 5B rocket that delivered Wentian. The capsules released by most rockets fall into the ocean, but the situation is different with the Long March 5B. It is stated that there is no way to direct or control the tracks left by the Long March 5B.
The Long March 5B rocket was blamed for the metal debris that formed in Ivory Coast in 2020. Also, after launching the Tianhe core module into space last year, the rocket made an uncontrolled landing in the Indian Ocean.
Let’s see how China’s space work will turn out? So what do you think about China’s space station? You can share your views with us in the comments section.
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