Successful launch of China's next-generation carrier rocket Accelerating space development Clearly at 6:20 on May 6
China's state-owned media announced on the 5th that China has succeeded in launching a next-generation carrier rocket used in the construction of its own space station, and the attitude to accelerate space development has become clear.
According to China's state-owned Xinhua News Agency, the next-generation carrier rocket “Chaou No. 5B” was launched from the launch site on Hainan Island in the south on the 5th.
This rocket is equipped with an experimental spacecraft, etc. for the construction of a space station that China independently promotes. It is said that the rocket was separated about 8 minutes after launch and successfully put into the planned orbit. .
According to Xinhua News Agency, "Long Expedition No. 5B" has a total length of about 54 meters and has been successfully launched for the first time this time.
China, which aims to join the "power of the world" leading the world's space development, is focusing on lunar exploration, and has its own space station around 2022 in addition to the international space station in which the United States and Japan participate. It also shows the policy of completion.
Xinhua News Agency emphasizes that the Chinese government has also launched a launch project in response to measures against the new coronavirus, and the attitude to accelerate space development is becoming clear.