In an effort to clear the way for a subsequent manned space trip later this year, China launched a cargo spaceship on Saturday carrying supplies for its new space station. At 10:03 am, a Long March 7 rocket carrying the cargo ship Tianzhou 5 launched from the Wenchang spaceport in the southern province of Hainan. Two hours later, the cargo ship docked with the recently finished Tiangong space station, according to the official news agency Xinhua.

Along with the three astronauts now stationed there—Chen Dong, Liu Yang, and Cai Xuzhe—China intends to deploy three additional astronauts to the space station, as per South China Morning Post's reports.&nbsp;

The cargo ship was carrying 1.4 tonnes of propellant for the space station complex and about five&nbsp;tonnes of supplies, including necessities for the three astronauts on the upcoming six-month Shenzhou 15 mission, according to Pan Weizhen, a designer of the cargo craft system from the China Academy of Space Technology.

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Additionally, it was transporting tools for upcoming tests, such as a satellite, a space hydrogen and oxygen fuel cell system, and particle detecting tools.

China completed the final phase of its space station's construction on October 31 with the launch of the Mengtian space lab module, according to Xinhua.

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Later this year, the Shenzhou 15 manned spacecraft is scheduled to launch. The first in-orbit crew rotation in China's space history will be carried out by the crew members of Shenzhou 14 and Shenzhou 15. 
A return to Earth for the existing crew is planned for December. Tenth space station construction and supply mission is Tianzhou 5.

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In an effort to clear the way for a subsequent manned space trip later this year, China launched a cargo spaceship on Saturday carrying supplies for its new space station.

In an effort to clear the way for a subsequent manned space trip later this year, China launched a cargo spaceship on Saturday carrying supplies for its new space station. At 10:03 am, a Long March 7 rocket carrying the cargo ship Tianzhou 5 launched from the Wenchang spaceport in the southern province of Hainan. Two hours later, the cargo ship docked with the recently finished Tiangong space station, according to the official news agency Xinhua. Along with the three astronauts now stationed there—Chen Dong, Liu Yang, and Cai Xuzhe—China intends to deploy three additional astronauts to the space station, as per South China Morning Post's reports. The cargo ship was carrying 1.4 tonnes of propellant for the space station complex and about five tonnes of supplies, including necessities for the three astronauts on the upcoming six-month Shenzhou 15 mission, according to Pan Weizhen, a designer of the cargo craft system from the China Academy of Space Technology. Also read | Is China going to ban ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ and ‘Black Adam’ from release? Additionally, it was transporting tools for upcoming tests, such as a satellite, a space hydrogen and oxygen fuel cell system, and particle detecting tools. China completed the final phase of its space station's construction on October 31 with the launch of the Mengtian space lab module, according to Xinhua. WATCH | 'North Korea's arms buildup will prompt increased US presence in Asia,' Biden to tell to Jinping Later this year, the Shenzhou 15 manned spacecraft is scheduled to launch. The first in-orbit crew rotation in China's space history will be carried out by the crew members of Shenzhou 14 and Shenzhou 15. A return to Earth for the existing crew is planned for December. Tenth space station construction and supply mission is Tianzhou 5. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

China launches cargo craft Tianzhou-5 to space station to replenish supplies for next manned mission

China&#39;s newly launched Long March-7 rocket will deliver the country&#39;s first cargo spacecraft to its planned space station in April 2017, officials announced at a press conference on Saturday. 
 
&quot;The Long March-7 project began in January 2011 as a baseline model for China&#39;s latest generation of medium-sized carrier rockets. According to the plan, the Long March-7 is expected to launch China&#39;s first cargo spacecraft in April 2017. During the construction and operation of the space station, the rocket and the cargo spacecraft will serve as a transport system to replenish supplies and propellant for the station,&quot; said Wu Ping, deputy director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office, at a press conference after the successful launch of the carrier rocket from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in the south China&#39;s Hainan Province on Saturday. 
 
The 53-meter, 597-ton, liquid-fueled rocket can carry up to 13.5 tons to low-Earth orbit (LEO). Its main role in the future will be to transport cargo ships to China&#39;s future space stations as well as satellites and other spacecraft. 
 
&quot;The Long March-7 carrier rocket uses kerosene and liquid oxygen as fuel and a low-temperature pressurization system. Powered by six engines, it has a takeoff thrust of 730 tons and can carry 1.5 times as much as the current launch vehicles, which means a significant step forward in our country&#39;s rocket development project. In order to deliver as much propellant as possible and augment the rocket&#39;s takeoff thrust, we fitted a three-point strap-on booster configuration instead of the traditional two-point configuration,&quot; said Wang Xiaojun, the general director of the Long March-7 Project at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. 
 
The Wenchang Satellite Launch Center is the fourth of its kind in China, after the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Dessert, the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern China&#39;s Sichuan Province and the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern China&#39;s Shanxi Province. 
 
Located on the country&#39;s southernmost point, the Wenchang center allows better access to geostationary orbit for Chinese satellites. It will be the main launch site for future space station missions. 
 
&quot;The center will be used for the launch of geosynchronous satellites, large polar orbiting satellites, low and medium Earth orbit spacecraft, cargo spacecraft, space stations, as well as deep space exploration and other missions. It will also be used during the third phase of China&#39;s lunar exploration program and the launch of the Chang&#39;e-5 probe,&quot; said Wang Jingzhong, the Party Committee secretary at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. 
 
(Reuters)

The 53-meter, 597-ton, liquid-fueled rocket can carry up to 13.5 tons to low-Earth orbit.

China's newly launched Long March-7 rocket will deliver the country's first cargo spacecraft to its planned space station in April 2017, officials announced at a press conference on Saturday. "The Long March-7 project began in January 2011 as a baseline model for China's latest generation of medium-sized carrier rockets. According to the plan, the Long March-7 is expected to launch China's first cargo spacecraft in April 2017. During the construction and operation of the space station, the rocket and the cargo spacecraft will serve as a transport system to replenish supplies and propellant for the station," said Wu Ping, deputy director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office, at a press conference after the successful launch of the carrier rocket from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in the south China's Hainan Province on Saturday. The 53-meter, 597-ton, liquid-fueled rocket can carry up to 13.5 tons to low-Earth orbit (LEO). Its main role in the future will be to transport cargo ships to China's future space stations as well as satellites and other spacecraft. "The Long March-7 carrier rocket uses kerosene and liquid oxygen as fuel and a low-temperature pressurization system. Powered by six engines, it has a takeoff thrust of 730 tons and can carry 1.5 times as much as the current launch vehicles, which means a significant step forward in our country's rocket development project. In order to deliver as much propellant as possible and augment the rocket's takeoff thrust, we fitted a three-point strap-on booster configuration instead of the traditional two-point configuration," said Wang Xiaojun, the general director of the Long March-7 Project at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The Wenchang Satellite Launch Center is the fourth of its kind in China, after the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Dessert, the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern China's Sichuan Province and the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern China's Shanxi Province. Located on the country's southernmost point, the Wenchang center allows better access to geostationary orbit for Chinese satellites. It will be the main launch site for future space station missions. "The center will be used for the launch of geosynchronous satellites, large polar orbiting satellites, low and medium Earth orbit spacecraft, cargo spacecraft, space stations, as well as deep space exploration and other missions. It will also be used during the third phase of China's lunar exploration program and the launch of the Chang'e-5 probe," said Wang Jingzhong, the Party Committee secretary at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. (Reuters)

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China launches cargo craft Tianzhou-5 to space station to replenish supplies for next manned mission

China?s Long March-7 rocket to launch country?s first cargo spacecraft in 2017