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    Tianhe (Chinese: 天和; pinyin: Tiānhé; lit. 'Harmony of the Heavens'), officially the Tianhe core module (Chinese: 天和核心舱), is the first module to launch...
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    precursors, Tiangong-1 and Tiangong-2. The first module, the Tianhe ("Harmony of the Heavens") core module, was launched on 29 April 2021. This was followed...
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    Cabin Module launched, after Wentian, and the second module to extend the existing Tianhe core module of the station. It was launched into orbit from the...
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    It was the first Laboratory Cabin Module launched, and the first module to extend the existing Tianhe core module of the station. It was launched into...
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  • the 22,500 kg (49,600 lb) Tianhe core module, the most complex spacecraft independently developed by China. The core module entered the predetermined...
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  • Wuhan, Hubei Tianhe Subdistrict, Wenzhou, in Longwan District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Tianhe core module (天和, "Harmony of heaven"), the core module of the Chinese...
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    carry arms to enable them to manoeuvre around the docking hub of the Tianhe core module. A mechanical arm dubbed the Indexing robotic arm, which looks similar...
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    to the Tiangong space station (at the time consisting only of the Tianhe core module), and the first with a planned duration of six months (180 days)....
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    Approximately 6.5 hours after launch, the spacecraft docked with the Tianhe core module's forward docking port. Following docking, the crew entered the station...
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    Just under 7 hours after launch, the spacecraft docked with the Tianhe core module's nadir docking port. Upon entering the station, the crew were greeted...
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    construction. The second Long March 5B mission was the launch of Tianhe core module, the first component of the Chinese space station. The chief designer...
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    Just under 7 hours after launch, the spacecraft docked with the Tianhe core module's nadir docking port. The crew entered the station later the same day...
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  • a Long March 2F rocket. The Shenzhou spacecraft will dock to the Tianhe core module of the station, where the crew will enter prior to the departure of...
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    and is the third cargo resupply mission to the already launched Tianhe core module (CCM). The Tianzhou cargo spacecraft has several notable differences...
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    launch, the spacecraft docked at the nadir port of the station's Tianhe core module. On 28 May 2024, Ye Guangfu and Li Guangsu carried out China's longest...
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  • propellant savings. Tiangong has a total of 6 CMGs, mounted on the Tianhe core module, with round parts visible on the side. As of 2016, the Russian Orbital...
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    vehicle. Tianzhou 3 was the second cargo resupply mission to the Tianhe core module (TCM) of the under-construction Tiangong space station, carrying over...
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    mission to the larger modular Tiangong space station, whose first module, the Tianhe core module, was launched on 29 April 2021. The crew of Shenzhou 12 was...
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    thrusters. Tiangong space station is fitted with Hall-effect thrusters. Tianhe core module is propelled by both chemical thrusters and four ion thrusters, which...
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    Station and in the Tianhe core module of the Tiangong space station. The DOS (Durable Orbital Station) space station core modules were based on the Almaz-OPS...
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  • airplane with thrust vector control (TVC) engine fullscale mockup of Tianhe core module of future Chinese large modular space station aerobatic performance...
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    China's Tiangong space station is fitted with ion thrusters. Its Tianhe core module is propelled by both chemical thrusters and four Hall-effect thrusters...
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  • *denotes spacewalks performed from the Tianhe core module ^denotes spacewalks performed from the Wentian module Taikonaut Zhai Zhigang performing a spacewalk...
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    2021. The space station has three modules: the Tianhe core module, and two Laboratory Cabin Modules. The Wentian module docked with the station on 24 July...
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    of Chinese space station modules to low Earth orbit. On April 29, 2021, Tianhe core module (天和核心舱), the 22-tonne core module of the space station, was...
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    schedules. On Tiangong Space Station, the kitchen is located in the Tianhe core module, along with living quarters and entertainment systems. And the kitchen...
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    launch in May 2024, and expected to take 53 days from launch to return module touchdown. Targeting southern area of Apollo basin (~43º S, 154º W)" (Tweet)...
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    laboratory module provides additional navigation avionics, propulsion and orientation control as backup functions for the Tianhe core module (TCM). Both...
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    mission to the already launched Tianhe core module (CCM). The spacecraft remained docked to the aft docking port of Tianhe until the concurrent manned mission...
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    Just over 6.5 hours after launch, the spacecraft docked with the Tianhe core module's forward docking port. The crew entered the station at 23:33 UTC on...
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