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According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft successfully completed the status setting after entering orbit, and adopted the autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking mode at 8:54 Beijing time on May 10, and successfully docked with the space station Tianhe core module rear port.
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.
In June this year, the Shenzhou 14 manned spacecraft will be launched, and the 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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How is the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft different from the past? What cargo will be sent to the "Space House"? Is the cargo spacecraft turning around and leaving after delivering the "courier"?
■ Fully sealed, large capacity, all-rounder
The "Tianzhou" series cargo spacecraft is a special aircraft used to provide supplies for the orbital operation of the "Tiangong" space station. Among them, the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft is a fully sealed cargo spacecraft, which is the world's largest cargo transportation capacity in service and the most comprehensive cargo support capacity in orbit. It not only undertakes the task of providing material support for the Shenzhou 14 crew, but also shoulders the task of supporting the operation of space stations and space science experiments.
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■ What goods did Tianzhou 4 bring?
It is understood that Tianzhou-4 has loaded more than 200 pieces (sets) of cargo in total, including cargo packages and direct installations, as well as supplementary propellants, including astronaut systems, space station systems, space applications, and cargo spacecraft systems. These materials will provide material support for future astronauts to stay in orbit, assemble and build space stations, carry out material science, microgravity, aerospace medical experiments and other space applications.
In order to ensure the safe delivery of goods to the "Space Home", Tianzhou-4 has the ability to undertake the attitude and orbit control of the space station, grid-connected power supply, space station telemetry, data transmission support, etc., to support space station operation and scientific experiments.
■ After the "Space Express" is delivered, the cargo spacecraft "transforms" on the spot
Xu Xiaoping, deputy chief designer of the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft system, revealed that Tianzhou-4 will de-orbit after accompanying the Shenzhou 14 flight crew through the time on the space station. Cargo spacecraft stay on the space station for a period of time, so that the space for putting items and waste is relatively large, thereby increasing the effective space for astronauts to move in the cabin and keeping the space station clean.
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