A Long March 5B rocket sent the Mengtian experiment module into orbit on Monday (Oct. 31).
The Mengtian module launched to Earth orbit atop aaccording to the state-run outlet Xinhua News
. The launch marked China's ninth space station-related mission since sending the Tianhe core module into orbit in April last year. Mengtian is a 58.7-foot-long and roughly 48,500-pound spacecraft designed mainly to host an array of science racks and experiments. A Chinese Long March 5B rocket carrying the Mengtian space station module rolled out to the launch pad on Oct. 25, 2022., fluid physics, materials science, combustion science, fundamental physics and more.
The science experiment module, whose name means"Dreaming of the Heavens," is expected to rendezvous and dock with the orbiting"The docking of the Mengtian module with the space station will mark the completion of China's space station construction and the start of the operation stage," Wang Qian, deputy chief designer for the overall structure of the Long March 5B rocket,...
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