At 18:00 on May 5th, the Long March 5B carrier rocket developed for the Chinese manned space station project, carrying a new-generation manned spacecraft test ship and a flexible inflatable cargo return module test module, was ignited and lifted off at the Wenchang space launch site in China. After about 488 seconds, the load combination and the rocket successfully separated and entered the predetermined orbit, the first flight mission was a complete success. The picture shows the Long March 5B carrier rocket ignited to take off. Photo by Luo Yunfei

Release time: 2020-05-05 19:21:05 [Editor: Wang Yi]