China begins launch campaign for final space station module

Work to assemble a Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket is underway at Wenchang spaceport as China prepares to complete the construction of its Tiangong space station. Components of the 849-metric-ton Long March 5B rocket were recently delivered to Wenchang, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced Sept. 3. The rocket is now being prepared for an early October launch of the 17.9-meter-long, 4.2-meter-diameter and 22-ton Mengtian (“dreaming of the heavens”) experiment module. More

(Source: SpaceNews - Sep 6)