2011: China launched the first module of the space station

Xinhua News Agency March 3 reported that China will launch an unmanned experimental module to space next year.

This will be the first part of the pillar station complex that China plans to deploy on a long-term Earth orbit.

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According to Thich Phat Nhan, the chief designer of China's Space Program, before completing the space station, this heavy 8.5-ton module called Thien Cung 1 will be a joint-up with the Shenzhou spacecraft.

The unmanned Than Chau 8 ship is expected to pair with Thien Cung 1 year after the module is launched into orbit, followed by the mission of the 9th and 10th Shenzhou.

Liang Xiaowong, Party Secretary of the Chinese Missile Technology Research Institute, said the Heavenly Palace 1 will be launched into space thanks to an improved version of the 2-tier 2F rocket with a load of over eight tons.

Deploying a long-term space station on Earth orbit is part of China's ambition to conquer the universe, although the country has not given a specific time for accomplishing the goal.

Other Chinese plans include the launch of a second Lunar exploration ship in October to prepare for the unmanned grounding plan on the Moon by the end of 2012. China has also proposed a porcelain. Manned man on the Moon with the aim of being 2017.

It launched the first manned spacecraft in 2003, along with Russia and the United States, to become the only countries in the world to send people into orbit. In 2008, Chinese astronauts made their first walk in the country's space.