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China Space Station (CSS) - Mengtian relocation & Shenzhou-14 astronauts enter Mengtian

 







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Nov 3, 2022

Mengtian Laboratory Module relocation

The Mengtian Laboratory Module was successfully transferred from the front docking port to the side docking port of the Tianhe Core Module, on 3 November 2022, at 01:32 UTC (09:32 China Standard Time).

Mengtian relocation

The transposition achieved the planned T-shape configuration of the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱), the Wentian Laboratory Module (问天实验舱) and the Mengtian Laboratory Module (梦天实验舱), the final configuration of the China Space Station (中国空间站). In the next period, basic function tests and evaluation of the space station combination will be carried out.

Shenzhou-14 astronaut Chen Dong enter Mengtian Laboratory Module

The Shenzhou-14 (神舟十四号) crew, astronauts Chen Dong (陈冬, commander), Liu Yang (刘洋) and Cai Xuzhe (蔡旭哲), entered the Mengtian Laboratory Module on 3 November 2022, at 07:12 UTC (15:12 China Standard Time).

Shenzhou-14 astronauts enter Mengtian

The China Space Station (中国空间站) is now in its planned T-shape configuration of the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱), the Wentian Laboratory Module (问天实验舱) and the Mengtian Laboratory Module (梦天实验舱).

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China Space Station (CSS) - Mengtian Laboratory Module launch
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/10/china-space-station-css-mengtian.html

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