Rocket for Tianzhou 5 arrives at launch site (3)

The Long March 7 carrier rocket that will be used to send the Tianzhou 5 cargo spaceship into orbit to dock with the Tiangong space station arrives at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, Oct 11, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

At present, the Mengtian lab, the Tianzhou 5 and the Shenzhou XV spacecraft as well as their carrier rockets have arrived at their launch centers, and scientists and engineers are making final preparations for the coming flights which will complete the in-orbit assembly of the Tiangong space station.

Serving as a national space-based platform for science and technology, Tiangong is now the only operating space station beside the International Space Station, a multinational venture that has rejected Chinese participation due to objections by the United States.