China just success launched its first Spacestation ~

Tiangong-1 is a rendezvous and docking target spacecraft of China's manned space engineering project, mainly developed by China Academy of Space Technology. Adopting a new design and a lot of new technology, Tiangong-1 consists of an experiment module and a support module, which is like a small space station. The experiment module is used for astronauts to live and work, providing them with appropriate living conditions such as cabin pressure, temperature, humidity and gas components. The front part of the experiment module is fitted with a docking mechanism and the measuring and communications equipment used for supporting the rendezvous docking with the spacecraft. The support module can provide power supply for orbit maneuvering and spacecraft orbiting.


[link to www.chinadaily.com.cn]



Last Edited by PunchPal on 09/29/2011 10:09 AM