samedi 29 mai 2021

Long March-7 Y3 launches Tianzhou-2 & Tianzhou-2 docking to the Tianhe Core Module

 







China Space Station - Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱) patch.

 

May 29, 2021

Long March-7 Y3 launches Tianzhou-2

The Long March-7 Y3 launch vehicle launched the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province, China, on 29 May 2021, at 12:55 UTC (20:55 China Standard Time).

Tianzhou-2 launch

Tianzhou-2 (天舟二号) will autonomously dock to the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱), the first and main component of the China Space Station (中国空间站).

Tianzhou-2 docking to the Tianhe Core Module

The Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the Tianhe Core Module on 29 May 2021, at 21:01 UTC (30 May, at 05:01 China Standard Time).

Tianzhou-2 docking to the Tianhe Core Module

Tianzhou-2 (天舟二号) is the first spacecraft to dock to the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱), the first and main component of the China Space Station (中国空间站).

China Space Station

Tianzhou-2 delivered supplies for astronauts, extravehicular activity (EVA) space suits, space station equipment and propellant.

Related articles:

Tianhe completes in-orbit checks & Long March-7 Y3 ready to launch Tianzhou-2
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2021/05/tianhe-completes-in-orbit-checks-long.html

China Space Station
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2021/05/china-space-station.html

CASC - Long March-5B Y2 launches the Tianhe Core Module
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2021/04/casc-long-march-5b-y2-launches-tianhe.html

Related links:

For more information about China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), visit: http://english.spacechina.com/n16421/index.html

For more information about China National Space Administration (CNSA), visit: http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/

Images, Videos, Text, Credits: CASC/China Central Television (CCTV)/China National Space Administration (CNSA)/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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