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07/06/22 21:50 PM IST

3 Chinese Astronauts Successfully Dock At Space Station Module

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Three Chinese astronauts docked at the country's space station, marking a new milestone in Beijing's drive to become a major space power.

China's Space Station 
  • The space station will operate in low-Earth orbit at an altitude of 340-450 km above Earth’s surface.
  • Tiangong, which means“heavenly palace”, is expected to become fully operational by the end of the year and is set to be operational for at least 10-15 years.
ISS
  • The ISS programme is a joint project between five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada).
  • ISS is now the largest human-made body in low Earth orbit. The Chinese station will be smaller and similar in design, meaning it will have limited capacity for astronauts (three versus six on ISS).
  • The completed station will be similar to the Soviet Mir station that orbited Earth from the 1980s until 2001.
Source- Hindustan Times 

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