Construction of China’s first space station has entered the final stages.
China has launched the third and final module for the construction of the space station.
The space station module Mengtian was launched into Earth orbit by a Long March 5B rocket from Henan Province, China.
After 8 minutes of flight, the module separated from the rocket and entered the specified orbit after which the launch mission was declared successful.
The 23-ton module is a laboratory that will complete the T-shaped space station.
China is keen to activate its space station by December 2022 and two more missions are likely to be launched in the next few weeks.
China has so far sent several manned missions to build this station.
Once completed, the station is expected to have a life of 15 years, with 2 crew and 2 cargo missions per year.
It should be noted that China has been paying a lot of attention to its space program for the past few years and China has become the world’s largest investor in the space program after the United States, which has sent more missions to space than Russia and Japan. Is.