The launch is a success. On Monday, China launched the last module of its space station under construction Tiangong, which should allow it to be fully operational, as part of its ambitious program in space.
The Chinese desire to build a space station has been fueled, in part, by the American refusal to accept Chinese in the International Space Station (ISS) program which is a collaboration between the United States, Russia, Canada , Europe and Japan.
“The Mengtian experimental module has entered the predefined orbit with precision,” a mission manager, Deng Hongqin, told television a few minutes later, describing the launch as “complete success”.
Two Chinese astronauts on the Moon by 2030
Mengtian is the third and last major element of the T-shaped Tiangong space station. The station, which will have a lifespan of about ten years, should enable China to maintain a long-term human presence in the ‘space.
Its assembly required a total of eleven missions. This Monday, the last launch made it possible to deliver cutting-edge scientific equipment. China plans to send men to the Moon by 2030. In 2019, the country achieved a world first: landing a device on the hidden phase of the Moon.