China announced the replacement model of ISS space station

The country is expected to replace the International Space Station (ISS).

At the 12th China International Aerospace and Aerospace Exhibition, which is taking place in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China has announced the country's first permanent space station model named Thien Cung. This station will replace, scheduled to stop operating in 2024.

Thien Cung Space Station Model.

Model at the exhibition shows the living and working space of Thien Cung. According to the design, in addition to the 17-meter-long core module on display, Thien Cung will have two other modules for scientific experimentation and equipped. The 60-ton lab on this orbit will be a long-lived and working place for groups of three astronauts, serving biological research and non-gravity environments.

The fabrication and assembly of Thien Cung is expected to be completed in 2022 and the station will have a life span of about 10 years. Meanwhile, the ISS, a cooperative product between the US, Russia, Canada, Europe and Japan, has been in operation since 1998, will be decommissioned in 2024.

Meanwhile, China will have a single space station in orbit, although its size is much smaller than ISS - which weighs 400 tons.

The European Space Agency has sent astronauts to China to train, getting ready for missions on Thien Cung when the space station is launched into space.