The core module¹ of China's space station has passed comprehensive tests and vacuum thermal² tests for its preliminary prototype, and it's currently preparing to start its flight model phase.

 

中国空间站核心舱已通过初样阶段综合测试和真空热试验，即将转入正样阶段。

 

China's space station is made up of "Tianhe" core module, "Wentian" experiment module I and "Mengtian" experiment model II, with a total weight of over 60 tonnes. The space station can accommodate three people, and is capable of supporting the installation of more than 10 tonnes of equipment load. During its on-orbit operation, the Shenzhou manned spacecraft will provide passenger transportation and the Tianzhou cargo³ spacecraft offers supply support.

 

China has also finished the development of its preliminary prototype for the carrier rocket, Long March-5B. It's currently conducting flight product production and engine reliability⁴ growth test.

 

The design life of China's space station is not less than 10 years, but can be expanded through maintenance.

 

China's space authority and the UN Department for Outer Space launched their first batch⁵ of cooperation projects on the application of China's space station last month. Researches on nine projects from 17 countries and 23 utilities will be carried out on the space station, which includes human health during long- term space flight, fluid physics and combustion⁶ under microgravity, cosmic observation and new materials.

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