Tianzhou-8 Cargo Spacecraft Rocket Rollout | China Space Station
The combination of the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y9 carrier rocket was vertically transferred to the launching area on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
The cargo spacecraft will be launched at an appropriate time from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in China's southern island province of Hainan in the coming days, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
Following the vertical transfer, a series of tests will be carried out over the next two to three days. These tests will include coordination checks between the rocket and the launch pad, storage tank replacements, air tightness verifications, and other pre-launch preparations before the fuel filling and launching.
"This is our eighth Tianzhou cargo spacecraft mission. Our rockets have entered a maturity stage, as after continuous hard work, the rocket have achieved a 100-percent localization rate. After it arrives at the launch area, our work will revolve around all test and launch procedures scheduled for the launch day," said Zhou Hong, an employee of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
Compared to its predecessors, Tianzhou-6 and Tianzhou-7, the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft boasts a larger cargo capacity—an increase of more than 200 more liters of space and more than 100 kilograms of cargo load.
Alongside astronaut supplies and experimental facilities, the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft will carry bricks made of varying compositions from simulated lunar soil to the Tiangong space station. These bricks will undergo exposure tests to assess their durability in extreme conditions and their potential use in constructing lunar bases.
Mission Specialist Wang Haoze (王浩泽)
Mission Specialist Song Lingdong (宋令东)
Release Date: Nov. 13, 2024
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