The construction of China’s space station received another boost this weekend.
The Wentian lab module docked successfully with the Tianhe core module – marking the completion of another critical phase. It will be used by taikonauts to conduct scientific experiments. We begin with this report from CGTN’s Sun Ye.
Joining the discussion:
- Amitabha Ghosh is a space scientist who has been working on NASA Mars missions since 1997.
- Keith Cowing is the editor of NASA Watch dot com and a former rocket scientist.
- Ray Wang is the Principal Analyst & Founder of Constellation Research, Inc.
- Yang Yuguang is a Professor from China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation.
On Monday at 10:03 am (Beijing Time), the Shenzhou-14 astronauts opened the hatch door of Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, and entered the module. It was the first time the Chinese astronauts had entered the lab module in orbit. pic.twitter.com/kbEmH8NogL
— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) July 25, 2022
Soccer pitch-sized solar panel, brand new airlock for spacewalks, extra set of urine recycling systems… #Wentian lab module has got it all to support China’s “quest to the heavens.” https://t.co/yIqaAhhPR5 pic.twitter.com/Y4dYvR7Nz5
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) July 25, 2022
China launches second space station module, Wentian https://t.co/zkytttrQD9 pic.twitter.com/0EDUC5e6Rf
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 24, 2022