China launches key module for space station
China launches a key module for its space station
Location: Wenchang, China
Date: April 29, 2021
The unmanned 'Tianhe' module ('Harmony of the Heavens')
contains what will become living quarters for three crew members
on a permanent space station that China aims to complete by 2022
The only other space station in service is the International Space Station
from which China is excluded
The country aims to become a major space power by 2030