Beijing: China on Saturday successfully launched an automated cargo spacecraft carrying supplies, equipment and propellant for the country's new space station Tianhe. Spacecraft Tianzhou-2 is scheduled to dock with core the module of the space station Tianhe to deliver supplies, equipment and propellant. Tianzhou-2 was launched for the first space station supply mission despite the initial delay, state-run Global Times reported. The Chinese space station was expected to be a competitor to the aging International Space Station (ISS) which is a modular space station in low Earth orbit. China’s Tiangong is expected to be the sole space station once the ISS retires.

Source: Mint May 29, 2021 15:11 UTC