The Tianhe, or “Heavenly Harmony” module was propelled into orbit by a Long March 5B rocket from the Wenchang Launch Center on the southern island of Hainan It is the first of 11 missions that will see Beijing build its first permanent space station, which will be manned by a three-person crew. Another 10 launches will send up two more modules, four cargo supply shipments and four missions with crews.
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