According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft successfully completed the status setting after entering orbit, and at 8:54 Beijing time on May 10, 2022, it adopted the autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking mode to successfully dock the space station Tianhe core module backward port. (Previously reported: "Space Express" will be shipped again!) After delivery, the courier brother will "transform").
According to reports, the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft loaded the 3 astronauts of Shenzhou 14 who stayed in orbit for 6 months, propellants, application of real (test) test devices and sample materials, spare parts and part of the load and other materials, after the completion of the rendezvous and docking, will be transferred to the combined flight section.
Next, the subsequent on-orbit construction tasks of the Chinese space station also have a timetable. In June, the Shenzhou 14 manned spacecraft will be launched, and three astronauts will enter the Chinese space station complex and stay in orbit for 6 months. Within this year, the Chinese space station will also be completed in orbit.
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Beijing Daily (ID: Beijing_Daily) reporter Liu Suya, CCTV news client, our space [reprint please indicate the source: Beijing Daily WeChat public account]