INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
China will complete the in-orbit construction of its space station this year with six more mission, said Hao Chun, director of China Manned
Space Engineering Office, at a press briefing on Sunday.China has on Saturday successfully completed the Shenzhou-13 manned space mission
after the return capsule of the spacecraft landed safely at the designated site in north China&s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.Hao said
that the technology verification phase of the program has been completed with the touch-down by far, and the plan has been mapped out to
wrap up the rest of the construction work.According to our plan, this year we will complete the construction of China&s space station with
In May, we will launch the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft
In June, we will launch the Shenzhou-14 manned spacecraft
The crew will consist three astronauts and they will stay in orbit for six months,& said Hao.In July, the lab module Wentian will be
In October, the other lab module Mengtian will be launched
Then the three models will form a T-shaped format, completing the construction of the space station in orbit,& he said.Then we will launch
the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft and the Shenzhou-15 manned spacecraft
The Shenzhou-15, also carrying three crew members on board, will switch with those of Shenzhou-14 and stay in orbit for another six months,&
said Hao.The post China to complete space station construction in 2022 with six more missions first appeared on Ariana News.
