China launches first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1

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China launches first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1
Source: Xinhua| 2017-04-20 19:47:11|Editor: An
 
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-04/20/c_136223877.htm
 
WENCHANG, Hainan, April 20 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday evening launched its first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, into space, a crucial step for the country in building a space station by approximately 2022.

Lifted by a Long March-7 Y2 carrier rocket, Tianzhou-1 roared into the air from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province.
In space, the cargo ship will dock with the orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab, provide fuel and other supplies, and conduct space experiments before falling back to Earth.

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Tianzhou-1 Cargo Spacecraft Docks with Tiangong-2 Space Lab

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