The Heat: China’s Wentian Module Launch

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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.