Tianzhou Cargo Ship Docks With Tiangong Space Station Written 21 September 2021

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Tianzhou Cargo Ship Docks With Tiangong Space Station

Rendering of Tiangong Space Station in August 2021 | Credit: Shujianyang; Wikipedia; CC BY-SA 4.0

Spaceflight Now reports that the automated Tianzhou 3 supply ship “launched and docked with the Tiangong space station Monday, delivering supplies to support the next three-person crew on the complex for six months after their arrival in October.” The Tianzhou was mounted on a Long March 7 rocket and launched from the Wenchang base on Hainan Island.
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