Hey space enthusiasts! 🌌 Guess what? China has just launched its Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft early Tuesday morning! 🚀
This amazing spacecraft took off at 5:34 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan Province, which is a beautiful island in the south of China. 🏝️
The Tianzhou-9 is like a giant space delivery truck! 📦 It’s carrying loads of cool stuff to the Tiangong space station, which is orbiting high above Earth. 🌍 This includes supplies for the astronauts living there, fuel to keep the station running, and equipment for neat experiments and tests. 🔬
Just about 10 minutes after launch, Tianzhou-9 separated from its rocket and unfolded its solar panels. That means it’s powered up and ready to go! ☀️ The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said the launch was a total success! 🎉
This mission is super important because it’s the fourth time China has sent a cargo ship to its space station since it started being used regularly. It’s also the 584th mission of the Long March rocket series, which is China’s family of rockets that send things into space. 🛰️
Isn’t space exploration awesome? Maybe one day, you’ll get to explore space too! ✨
Reference(s):
China launches Tianzhou-9 cargo craft to send space station supplies
cgtn.com
