China launches key space station module planned for 2022 Business and Economy News

The Tianhe module is one of the three main components that would be the opposite of the international space station of the Chinese space building.

China has launched an unmanned module with residences for up to three crew members in a 20-crew permanent space station, state media reported.

The module, called “Tianhe” or “Harmony of the Skies,” was launched on March 5B, China’s largest carrier rocket, on Thursday at 03:23 GMT from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern Hainan Island.

Tianhe is one of the three main components of what would become China’s first self-developed space station, as opposed to the only other station in service — the International Space Station (ISS).

The ISS is supported by major countries in the United States, Russia and Japan. The US banned China from participating in the ISS.

Tianh will form the main residences for the three crew members at the China space station, which will have a minimum life of 10 years.

The Tianhe launch was the first of 11 missions needed to complete the space station, which will orbit the Earth from 340km to 450km (211-280 miles).

In subsequent missions, China will launch two more basic modules, four manned spacecraft and four cargo spacecraft.

Work on the space station program began 10 years ago with the launch of the Tiangong-1 space laboratory in 2011, and later in 2016 with the Tiangong-2.

Both helped China test the program’s space appointment and docking capabilities.

China has prioritized space exploration in recent years with the goal of becoming a significant space power by 2030.

By 2045, it expects to implement a program that will carry thousands of space flights a year and transport tens of thousands of tons of cargo and passengers.