China's cargo craft was successfully docked at the space station module: China has launched a cargo rocket carrying goods for a new space center under construction on Saturday from an island in the South China Sea.
China's cargo craft was successfully docked at the space station module
The Long March 7 rocket has taken off with the automatic Tianzhou-2 spacecraft. The spacecraft successfully docked with the previous core module on Sunday. The vehicle is loaded with fuel and luggage.
The docking between Tianzhou-2 and Tianhe Beach was done by computer and it took 8 hours for the whole process.
China's cargo craft was successfully docked
The rocket was launched from Wenchang Launch Center on Hainan Island at 8.55 pm on Saturday, according to the Chinese Space Center.
The main module of the new space center to be set up in space was sent into space on April 29.
According to the Chinese space agency, two more modules will be sent into space through 11 launches within the next year. The new space center will weigh 70 tons. China is preparing to send three astronauts into space, along with supplies.
China plans to build the space station within the next two years and launch several flights.
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The Tianhe rocket launched by China had just landed uncontrollably on the ground. Tianhe is the third and largest orbital station launched by China as part of its ambitious space program.
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