The new module will host experiments aboard the space station.
China's Long March rocket launches the new Wentian module of China's space station on Sunday, July 24.
China is set to add a new compartment to its space station following the launch of the Wentian module early on Sunday. 5B heavy-lift rocket that blasted off at 2:25 a.m. EDT on July 24 from the Wenchang spaceport on the southern island of Hainan. The 58.7-foot-long module will soon match the orbit of Tianhe, China's first space station module, which launched in April 2021. Wentian is expected to rendezvous and dock with a port attached to Tianhe later on Sunday.
Wentian, which literally means"quest for the heavens," is the second of three modules planned for launch by China. A third, named Mengtian, is scheduled to launch in October and will complete the T-shaped
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