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Launch time set for Tiangong unmanned module
By Yang Jian |
September 28, 2011, Wednesday
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CHINA'S unmanned space module Tiangong-1 will blast off tomorrow between 9:16pm and 9:31pm when weather condition is forecasted as suitable for the launch, an official at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center said today.
The unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft which will dock with Tiangong-1 in the space is due to be launched on November 1, said Cui Jijun, commander-in-chief for the launch and the center's director.
Tiangong means "palace of heaven" in Chinese.
The launch team for China's first space laboratory has drawn up about 200 contingency plans and held many rehearsals to detect any error of the spacecraft, Wu Ping, the mission's spokeswoman, told a press conference this afternoon.
Tiangong-1 has technological and cost advantages over spacecraft made by the United States and Russia, Wu said.
Tiangong-1 will remain in orbit for two years. During which, it will dock with China's Shenzhou 8, 9 and 10 spacecraft. Unmanned docking procedures will be an essential step toward achieving China's goal of establishing a manned space station around 2020.
The unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft which will dock with Tiangong-1 in the space is due to be launched on November 1, said Cui Jijun, commander-in-chief for the launch and the center's director.
Tiangong means "palace of heaven" in Chinese.
The launch team for China's first space laboratory has drawn up about 200 contingency plans and held many rehearsals to detect any error of the spacecraft, Wu Ping, the mission's spokeswoman, told a press conference this afternoon.
Tiangong-1 has technological and cost advantages over spacecraft made by the United States and Russia, Wu said.
Tiangong-1 will remain in orbit for two years. During which, it will dock with China's Shenzhou 8, 9 and 10 spacecraft. Unmanned docking procedures will be an essential step toward achieving China's goal of establishing a manned space station around 2020.
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