Science lab module joins China's Tiangong space station

摘要

CHINA launched the second module of its Tiangong space station on 24 July, adding its first laboratory module to the station, after the 16-metre-long core module Tianhe launched in April 2021. The new addition, which is called Wentian or "Quest for the Heavens", was launched on a Long March-5B Y3 rocket from Hainan Island, located south-west of Hong Kong, at 2.22pm local time.