China launched the first Tiangong Space Station module

The Chinese ambition has a orbiting space station itself is one step closer to the reality, with the first module of the Tiangong Space Station to Orbit this week. The first module was called Tianhe, which means “Heavenly Harmony,” and it was appointed at 11:23 local time from the Hainan Chinese Islands Province. This module is quite large, weighing 22 tons, and will be the core of the “Heavenly Palace” space station in which astronauts will spend most of their time.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said that the success of the launch of the core module showed that the construction of Chinese space stations had entered the full implementation phase. The President also said that the space station had laid a strong foundation for the next mission. China plans two additional launches to send cargo and astronaut trio to the core module in the coming weeks.

The core module is about the size of a five-story building and can accommodate up to six astronauts. Space Station has the ability to recycle water on the ship completely. China currently expects to complete the space station next year. When it’s finished, it will have a mass of about 100 tons, and it will be much smaller than ISS around 25 percent of its size.

As an ISS age, several partner countries that help operate and build them in the future with new space stations. China and Russia have signaled their intention to work together at the space station in the future. Russia announced this week that he intended to leave the ISS project in 2025. With the end of the decade, it is expected that the Tiangong China Space Station will be the only space station orbit in the Orbit near the earth. China works with scientists from 16 other countries at the Tiangong Space Station. Other countries contribute engineering skills or plan to send their own astronauts to carry out various experiments.