A new space express will be delivered soon, and the Tianzhou V cargo ship will go to the Chinese space station today.
CTOnews.com, November 12, according to the China manned Space Engineering Office, at present, the long March 7 remote six carrier rocket has completed propellant filling, aimed at 10:03 on November 12, 2022, Beijing time, to launch the Tianzhou V cargo spacecraft from China's Wenchang space launch site.
This mission is the final battle of the Wenchang Space launch site in 2022, and it is also the 200th space launch mission of the Xichang Satellite launch Center (Xichang and Wenchang Space launch sites under the jurisdiction of Xichang launch Center).
CTOnews.com learned that in addition to Tianzhou V, the long March 7 remote six carrier rocket will also launch loads such as Macao Student Science Popularization Satellite 1, "Lianli" Cube Star, tethered Technology Verification Cube Star, Zhixing 3A Satellite, High-tech No.1 Satellite, and CAS-10 8U Cube Star at Wenchang Space launch site today.
At present, the construction of the space station has entered the final stage, and according to the plan, the Shenzhou 15 flight and the Shenzhou 14 return mission will be carried out before the end of the year to complete the construction of the space station.
On Wednesday, the Tianzhou V cargo spacecraft combined with the long March 7 remote six carrier rocket was transported vertically to the launch area. According to the usual practice, the launch mission of the Tianzhou V cargo spacecraft also means that the Shenzhou 15 manned mission will soon be launched.
Now, the spacecraft is mainly loaded with items necessary for the Shenzhou 15 astronauts to carry out normal work and life after entering the space station. In addition to carrying the astronauts' personal belongings and experimental equipment needed for their work, a Spring Festival gift package was specially prepared for them, as well as gifts for the handover of the Shenzhou 14 and Shenzhou 15 groups at the space station.
Subsequently, the crew of the Shenzhou 14 astronauts will successively welcome the visits of the Tianzhou V cargo spacecraft and the Shenzhou 15 manned spacecraft inside the space station. at that time, the two crew groups of Shenzhou 14 and 15 will complete the first astronaut crew rotation in orbit in China's space history.
