{"id":38702,"date":"2021-05-01T08:01:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T08:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xatakaciencia.com\/astronomia\/china-lanza-capsula-central-su-futura-estacion-espacial-instalaciones-espaciales-grandes-sofisticadas"},"modified":"2021-05-01T08:01:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T08:01:49","slug":"china-lanza-la-capsula-central-de-su-futura-estacion-espacial-una-de-las-instalaciones-espaciales-mas-grandes-y-sofisticadas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forocilac.org\/en\/china-lanza-la-capsula-central-de-su-futura-estacion-espacial-una-de-las-instalaciones-espaciales-mas-grandes-y-sofisticadas\/","title":{"rendered":"China launches the central capsule of its future space station, one of the largest and most sophisticated space facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/0b4f2c\/6787041\/1024_2000.jpeg\" alt=\"China lanza la c\u00e1psula central de su futura estaci\u00f3n espacial, una de las instalaciones espaciales m\u00e1s grandes y sofisticadas\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnsa.gov.cn\/english\/n6465652\/n6465653\/c6811970\/content.html\">It took off at 3:23 UTC<\/a>, from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on Hainan Island, southern China, <strong>the central capsule of your space station<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 1 --><\/p>\n<p>The central capsule, called <strong>Tianhe<\/strong>, or Harmony of the Heavens, is 16.6 meters long and 4.2 meters in diameter. The construction of the space station marks the beginning of the third stage of China&#039;s manned space program, <strong>which was approved by the government in 1992<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 2 --><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>The largest ship in China<\/h2>\n<p>Specifically, a Long March 5B heavy-lift carrier rocket has been launched, with a central stage and four side boosters, an equivalent height <strong>to an 18-story building and a takeoff weight of 849 tons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 3 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/China?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#China<\/a> launches &quot;Tianhe,&quot; core module of space station\ud83d\ude80\ud83d\ude80 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zAFZ5uaDWm\">pic.twitter.com\/zAFZ5uaDWm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CGTNOfficial\/status\/1387618270459547648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The launch is intended to transport the 22.5-ton capsule, <strong>the largest and heaviest spacecraft China has ever built<\/strong>, to a low Earth orbit about 400 kilometers above Earth to place the first piece of the country&#039;s space station.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 4 --><\/p>\n<p>The multi-module space station, called Tiangong, or Heavenly Palace, will be mainly composed of three components, a central module attached to two space laboratories, <strong>with a combined weight of almost 70 tons<\/strong>. The entire Tiangong station is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2022 and is scheduled to operate for about 15 years.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 5 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-asset article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"desvio-container\">\n<div class=\"desvio\">\n<div class=\"desvio-figure js-desvio-figure\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xatakaciencia.com\/astronomia\/china-quiere-construir-primera-planta-espacial-productora-energia-solar\" ><br \/>\n     <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"China&#x20;quiere&#x20;construir&#x20;la&#x20;primera&#x20;planta&#x20;espacial&#x20;productora&#x20;de&#x20;energ&#x00ED;a&#x20;solar\" src=\"https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/707caa\/fotonoticia_20190219140843_500\/375_142.jpg\"><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<div class=\"desvio-summary\">\n<div class=\"desvio-taxonomy js-desvio-taxonomy\">\n     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xatakaciencia.com\/astronomia\/china-quiere-construir-primera-planta-espacial-productora-energia-solar\" class=\"desvio-taxonomy-anchor\">In Xataka Science<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xatakaciencia.com\/astronomia\/china-quiere-construir-primera-planta-espacial-productora-energia-solar\" class=\"desvio-title js-desvio-title\">China wants to build the first space plant to produce solar energy<\/a>\n   <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The module sent will be essential for the future operations of the space station, since the astronauts will live there and control the entire station from the inside. Next year, Tiangong&#039;s two space laboratories, two manned missions and <strong>two robotic cargo flights to continue station construction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 6 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-asset-image article-asset-normal\">\n<div class=\"asset-content\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"c\" class=\"centro_sinmarco\" src=\"https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/e89213\/6787042\/450_1000.jpeg\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n (function() {\n  window._JS_MODULES = window._JS_MODULES || {};\n  var headElement = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];\n  if (_JS_MODULES.instagram) {\n   var instagramScript = document.createElement('script');\n   instagramScript.src = 'https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js';\n   instagramScript.async = true;\n   instagramScript.defer = true;\n   headElement.appendChild(instagramScript);\n  }\n })();\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p> &#8211; <br \/> The news<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xatakaciencia.com\/astronomia\/china-lanza-capsula-central-su-futura-estacion-espacial-instalaciones-espaciales-grandes-sofisticadas?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=01_May_2021\"><br \/>\n       <em> China launches the central capsule of its future space station, one of the largest and most sophisticated space facilities <\/em><br \/>\n      <\/a><br \/>\n      was originally published in<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xatakaciencia.com\/?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=01_May_2021\"><br \/>\n       <strong> Xataka Science <\/strong><br \/>\n      <\/a><br \/>\n            by <a\n       href=\"https:\/\/www.xatakaciencia.com\/autor\/sergio-parra?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=01_May_2021\"><br \/>\n       Sergio Parra<br \/>\n      <\/a><br \/>\n      . <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/xatakaciencia\/~4\/MDveGZbitt0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/0b4f2c\/6787041\/1024_2000.jpeg\" alt=\"China lanza la c\u00e1psula central de su futura estaci\u00f3n espacial, una de las instalaciones espaciales m\u00e1s grandes y sofisticadas\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnsa.gov.cn\/english\/n6465652\/n6465653\/c6811970\/content.html\">It took off at 3:23 UTC<\/a>, from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on Hainan Island, southern China, <strong>the central capsule of your space station<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 1 --><\/p>\n<p>The central capsule, called <strong>Tianhe<\/strong>, or Harmony of the Heavens, is 16.6 meters long and 4.2 meters in diameter. The construction of the space station marks the beginning of the third stage of China&#039;s manned space program, <strong>which was approved by the government in 1992<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 2 --><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>The largest ship in China<\/h2>\n<p>Specifically, a Long March 5B heavy-lift carrier rocket has been launched, with a central stage and four side boosters, an equivalent height <strong>to an 18-story building and a takeoff weight of 849 tons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 3 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/China?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#China<\/a> launches \u201cTianhe,\u201d core module of space station\ud83d\ude80\ud83d\ude80 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zAFZ5uaDWm\">pic.twitter.com\/zAFZ5uaDWm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CGTNOfficial\/status\/1387618270459547648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2021<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The launch is intended to transport the 22.5-ton capsule, <strong>the largest and heaviest spacecraft China has ever built<\/strong>, to a low Earth orbit about 400 kilometers above Earth to place the first piece of the country&#039;s space station.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 4 --><\/p>\n<p>The multi-module space station, called Tiangong, or Heavenly Palace, will be mainly composed of three components, a central module attached to two space laboratories, <strong>with a combined weight of almost 70 tons<\/strong>. The entire Tiangong station is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2022 and is scheduled to operate for about 15 years.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 5 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-asset article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"desvio-container\">\n<div class=\"desvio\">\n<div class=\"desvio-figure js-desvio-figure\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xatakaciencia.com\/astronomia\/china-quiere-construir-primera-planta-espacial-productora-energia-solar\"><br \/>\n     <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"China quiere construir la primera planta espacial productora de energ\u00eda solar\" src=\"https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/707caa\/fotonoticia_20190219140843_500\/375_142.jpg\"><\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<div class=\"desvio-summary\">\n<div class=\"desvio-taxonomy js-desvio-taxonomy\">\n     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xatakaciencia.com\/astronomia\/china-quiere-construir-primera-planta-espacial-productora-energia-solar\" class=\"desvio-taxonomy-anchor\">In Xataka Science<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xatakaciencia.com\/astronomia\/china-quiere-construir-primera-planta-espacial-productora-energia-solar\" class=\"desvio-title js-desvio-title\">China wants to build the first space plant to produce solar energy<\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The module sent will be essential for the future operations of the space station, since the astronauts will live there and control the entire station from the inside. Next year, Tiangong&#039;s two space laboratories, two manned missions and <strong>two robotic cargo flights to continue station construction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 6 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-asset-image article-asset-normal\">\n<div class=\"asset-content\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"c\" class=\"centro_sinmarco\" src=\"https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/e89213\/6787042\/450_1000.jpeg\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> &#8211; <br \/> The news<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xatakaciencia.com\/astronomia\/china-lanza-capsula-central-su-futura-estacion-espacial-instalaciones-espaciales-grandes-sofisticadas?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=01_May_2021\"><br \/>\n       <em> China launches the central capsule of its future space station, one of the largest and most sophisticated space facilities <\/em><br \/>\n      <\/a><br \/>\n      was originally published in<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xatakaciencia.com\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=01_May_2021\"><br \/>\n       <strong> Xataka Science <\/strong><br \/>\n      <\/a><br \/>\n            by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xatakaciencia.com\/autor\/sergio-parra?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=01_May_2021\"><br \/>\n       Sergio Parra<br \/>\n      <\/a><br \/>\n      . <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/xatakaciencia\/~4\/MDveGZbitt0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><\/p>","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[125],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-38702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-portal-3"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/forocilac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/forocilac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/forocilac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forocilac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forocilac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38702"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/forocilac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38951,"href":"http:\/\/forocilac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38702\/revisions\/38951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/forocilac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forocilac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forocilac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}