China News Service, Wenchang, September 20th, title: "Tiangong" Mid-Autumn Festival "Gift Pack" will be shipped from the home port of "Tianzhou"
Author Ma Shuaisha Hu Xujie Huang Guochang
The Wenchang Space Launch Site in China, at the eastern end of Hainan Island.
Not far from the coastline, two huge launch towers pointed directly at the sky.
On the afternoon of September 20, with a loud noise, the Long March 7 Yaosi carrier rocket successfully launched on the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft.
The youngest space launch site in China once again witnessed an important moment.
From Tianzhou 1 to 3, the comprehensive test launch capability of the Wenchang Space Launch Site has continuously improved, and the high-density launch capability of a new generation of carrier rockets has been formed.
Now, here is a new label-the home port of "Tianzhou".
On June 25, 2016, the Long March 7 Yaoyi carrier rocket took off from the launch platform about 800 meters from the sea and completed its first flight.
Immediately afterwards, on April 20, 2017, the Long March 7 Yao-2 carrier rocket carrying the Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft rose from the ground amidst the violent roar, achieving a "zero window" launch.
This is the final battle of the space laboratory stage of China's manned space engineering.
On the evening of May 29, 2021, the night was over the South China Sea and the full moon was in the sky. The Long March 7 Yaosan carrier lifted the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft. It set off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site and successfully sent the first express delivery to the core module of the space station. pack".
Tianzhou-3 was launched at the Wenchang Space Launch Site.
Photo courtesy of Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Today, the Long March 7 Yaosi carrier rocket carrying the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft took off here, carrying more than 100 sets of cargo packages to the orbit where the Tianhe core cabin and the Tianzhou-2 assembly are located. The astronauts stationed in the space station will be supplied with various materials for work and life. The Chinese space station is one step closer to completion.
"From the first test flight of the Long March 7 to the smooth launch of the Tianzhou 3, it took only 6 years for a baby who fell to the ground to grow into a child, but the Wenchang Space Launch Site has grown into the home port of Tianzhou by leaps and bounds." Dong Chongqing, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Satellite Launch Center said.
From Changqi and Changwu’s blockbuster to Tianzhou-1’s global space, from Changwu’s failure to “Fat Five”, from Changwu B’s first flight, opening the curtain of the space station to China’s first planetary exploration, from Chang’e to the moon The first flight of Changba and the launch of Changqichang, the Tianhe core module aspired to the sky, and the smooth lift-off of the Tianzhou-3... Wenchang Space Launch Site thrived with the launch of a rocket.
"Follow-up Wenchang Space Launch Site will carry out the construction of supporting equipment and facilities for major projects such as the launch of a new generation of manned carrier rockets and heavy-duty stations in accordance with the national aerospace development plan, so as to provide for China's aerospace future deep space exploration, planetary exploration, and space station construction. Strong support." Looking forward to the future, said Deng Hongqin, director of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. (over)