CHINA / SOCIETY
By GT staff reporters Published: May 21, 2021 07:26 PM
Photo: Courtesy of CALT
Chinese space analysts said their optimism for the success of Tianzhou-2 mission has not been frustrated by the delay of launch, which the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced around 1 am on Thursday, the original planned window, as they strongly speculated that ideal launch window will once again show up next week, and such a brief delay of Tianzhou-2 won t affect the space station s construction schedule.
Mounted on a Long March-7 Y3 carrier rocket, the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft was tasked with rendezvousing and docking with the Tianhe core module cabin for the first supply run for China s space station. However, the launch was scrubbed narrowly following an announcement from CMSA on early Thursday morning for technical reasons, with the new time for launch yet to be determined. ....