On the 31st October 2022 CNSA –China National Space Administration The Mengtian The launch of the Mengtian experimental module is imminent successfully launched on At 15:37 Hours on October 31, 2022, Beijing time, the Chang Zheng Long March 5B Yao-4 carrier rocket carrying the Tiangong China Space Station Mengtian Experimental Module was launched in Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Center-Hainan Province, China People’s Republic of China . The field was ignited and launched on time. About 8 minutes later, the Mengtian experimental module was successfully separated from the rocket and accurately entered the predetermined orbit. The launch mission was a complete success.
This is the 25th flight mission since the establishment of my country’s manned space project, and the 446th flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets.
The Mengtian experimental cabin is the third section of the Chinese space station and the second scientific experimental cabin. It consists of a working cabin, a load cabin, a cargo airlock cabin and a resource cabin. The take-off weight is about 23 tons. It is mainly used for space science and Applying experiments, participating in the management of the space station assembly, the cargo airlock can support the automatic entry and exit of cargo, and provide support for scientific experiments inside and outside the cabin.
In the follow-up, the Mengtian experimental module will rendezvous and dock with the space station assembly according to the predetermined procedure. After completing the relevant functional tests, the Mengtian experimental cabin will be repositioned as planned. The Shenzhou 14 astronaut crew is ready to welcome the visit of the Mengtian experimental module.
The Mengtian experimental cabin is the third section of the Chinese space station and the second scientific experimental cabin. It consists of a working cabin, a load cabin, a cargo airlock cabin and a resource cabin. The take-off weight is about 23 tons. It is mainly used for space science and Applying experiments, participating in the management of the space station assembly; the cargo airlock can support the automatic entry and exit of cargo, and provide support for scientific experiments inside and outside the cabin.
In the follow-up, the Mengtian experimental module will rendezvous and dock with the space station assembly according to the predetermined procedure. After completing the relevant functional tests, the Mengtian experimental cabin will be repositioned as planned. The Shenzhou 14 astronaut crew is ready to welcome the visit of the Mengtian experimental module.
The Mengtian experimental cabin is equipped with a cargo airlock and an outboard deployment test platform. In the future, the scientific test equipment that needs to be installed outside the cabin can be transported to the space station through a cargo spacecraft, and then the load will be sent to the outside of the cabin through the cargo airlock, and the robotic arm or astronaut will install it on the platform outside the cabin. Realize the continuous update of the extravehicular test project.
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