China launches Tianzhou freighter to space station
The new colonial movement: China today successfully used its Long March 7 rocket to launch a new Tianzhou unmanned cargo freighter to its Tiangong space station.
The cargo is for the station’s next crew, scheduled to launch in June for a six month mission, during which two new large modules will be added to the station.
The launch took place at China’s sea coast Wenchang spaceport, so its expendable lower stages all fell harmlessly in the ocean.
The leaders in the 2022 launch race:
18 SpaceX
15 China
6 Russia
3 Rocket Lab
2 ULA
U.S. private enterprise still leads China 26 to 15 in the national rankings, as well as the entire world combined 26 to 24.
The new colonial movement: China today successfully used its Long March 7 rocket to launch a new Tianzhou unmanned cargo freighter to its Tiangong space station.
The cargo is for the station’s next crew, scheduled to launch in June for a six month mission, during which two new large modules will be added to the station.
The launch took place at China’s sea coast Wenchang spaceport, so its expendable lower stages all fell harmlessly in the ocean.
The leaders in the 2022 launch race:
18 SpaceX
15 China
6 Russia
3 Rocket Lab
2 ULA
U.S. private enterprise still leads China 26 to 15 in the national rankings, as well as the entire world combined 26 to 24.