Category: Tianhe space station

  • China launches Tianhe space station core module into orbit

    China launches Tianhe space station core module into orbit

    [ad_1] China successfully launched a 22-metric-ton module on April 28, beginning an intense period of missions for constructing the nation’s own space station. A Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket lifted off from the coastal Wenchang spaceport at 11:23 p.m. Eastern. The Tianhe space station core module separated from the first stage after 490 seconds of…