The sending of Tianzhou-1 into space was successful.
TIANZHOU-1 – The first cargo spacecraft of China, the Tianzhou-1, was successfully sent into the space by a Chinese rocket.
The first cargo spacecraft of China was launched from the southern part of Hainan island province on Thursday based on a recent report in MSN News.
It was at 7:41 pm when the Long March-7 Y2 carrier rocket, which was geared by kerosene and oxygen, was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan.
Based on the official Xinhua news agency, China’s launching of its first cargo spacecraft is a move in line with its goal to complete its very own space station. The country eyes to have its own space station completed by 2022.
Xinhua further stated that the cargo spacecraft, which was 10.6 meters in length, has the capacity to be loaded by satellites and cargo weighing six tonnes.
Furthermore, before getting back to the habitable planet Earth, it is set to perform space experimentation. One of the said experimentation is about non-Newtonian gravitation.
Based on the news report, the space programme of the Beijing which cost several billion dollar is tagged by China as a mark of its progress and as well as the triumph of the Communist Party in circulating the wealth of the nation that was once greatly affected by poverty.
According to the MSN report, the launching of the cargo spacecraft sparked cheerings and hand claps from the people who wish to see and observe the remarkable event.
Lots of people as well, mostly journalists and those who are photo enthusiasts, brought their cameras to take photos as the rocket was launched.
Surely, lots were really left in awe with the launching and it is really something that a one has witnessed an event like this.