Hey there, future astronauts! 🧑🚀 Have you heard the exciting news from space? China’s cargo spaceship, called Tianzhou-6, has just finished its important job and is coming back to Earth! 🌎
What is Tianzhou-6? Tianzhou-6 (which means “Heavenly Ship” in Chinese) is like a giant space truck. 🚚 It carries food, water, experiments, and other supplies to the astronauts living on China’s space station, called Tiangong. 🛰️
Mission Accomplished! After delivering around 7 tonnes of supplies to the space station, Tianzhou-6 is now heading back. But wait, how does it return? 🤔
The Journey Home When Tianzhou-6 leaves the space station, it doesn’t come back to Earth the same way we do. Instead, it re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere and most of it burns up like a shooting star! 🌠 Any small pieces left fall safely into the ocean.
Why Does It Burn Up? This is a safe way to dispose of the spacecraft. The burning up happens because of the heat from air friction as it speeds back into Earth’s atmosphere. 🔥
What’s Next? Don’t worry! China is planning to send more Tianzhou spaceships to keep the space station running smoothly. Maybe one day, you’ll be part of a mission to space too! 🚀
Space exploration is so cool, isn’t it? Keep looking up! 🌌
Reference(s):
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