摘要
A new chapter in extraterrestrial exploration opens with the launch of the‘control room’of China’s space stationAt 11:23 a.m.on April 29,a rocket blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan Province,carrying the core section of China’s space station.After traveling a little over eight minutes on the domestically developed Long March-5 B Y2 rocket,the module,named Tianhe,which means harmony of the heavens,separated from the rocket and entered into orbit.A key step in the construction of the space station that is expected to be completed next year,Tianhe will act as the management and control hub of the station as well as a node for docking with other spacecraft,up to three at a time,including both manned and cargo spacecraft.
