China launches third and final module for Tiangong space station
The space station will follow the NASA-led International Space Station as the second permanently manned outpost in low-Earth orbit.
The final of the three modules that will make up China's space station, which will be the second permanently manned outpost in low-Earth orbit after the International Space Station headed by NASA, was launched on Monday.
At 3:37 PM (0737 GMT), the Long March 5B, China's most potent rocket, was launched with the unmanned Mengtian ("Dreaming of the Heavens") module from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the southern island province of Hainan.
The space station will follow the NASA-led International Space Station as the second permanently manned outpost in low-Earth orbit.
According to Paulo de Souza, an Australian researcher who develops space technology at Griffith University on the Gold Coast, constructing a space station is a significant accomplishment. It is excellent. For Chinese researchers, the space station has created a brand-new scientific playground, he continues.
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