Mengtian module expected to launch in late October.
Mengtian is a 58.7-foot-long and roughly 48,500 pounds structure designed mainly to host an array of science racks and experiments. The module also carries two solar arrays which together have a total wingspan of over 180 feet and help provide power for Tiangong.5B rocket. CMSA did not offer a target launch date but launch is expected later in October.
After docking at Tiangong, the new module will be transpositioned from a forward docking port to a lateral port using a purpose-made powered mechanical device in a maneuver similar to thatwith the Wentian module on Sept 30. This will complete the construction of the T-shaped Tiangong orbital outpost.
Notably, the huge first stages of the three previously launched Long March 5B rockets have entered orbit and made high-profile uncontrolled reentries around a week after launch. The fiery first stage reentry from the
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