At 18:00 on May 5th, the Long March 5B carrier rocket, equipped with a new-generation manned spacecraft test vessel and a flexible inflatable cargo return module test module, ignited and lifted off at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China. After that, the load assembly and the rocket successfully separated and entered the predetermined orbit, and the first flight mission was a complete success.
The Long March 5B carrier rocket was newly developed for the Chinese manned space station project and is currently the rocket with the largest low-Earth orbit carrying capacity in China. According to reports, the successful launch of the Long March 5B carrier rocket laid an important foundation for the Chinese space station construction mission. (Reporter Lin Shijie Guo Chaokai)
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