GLOBALink | China prepares to launch Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft (VIDEO)
Thursday, 16 September 2021 18:35
The combination of the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y4 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 16, 2021. The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said Thursday that the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time. (Photo by Chen Haojie/Xinhua)
WENCHANG, Hainan, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The combination of the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y4 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said Thursday.
The CMSA said the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time.
The facilities and equipment at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site are in good condition, and various pre-launch function checks and joint tests will be carried out as planned, the CMSA added.