China Launches Tianhe Core Module For New Space Station

1-LM5B launch with Tiahe.
Credit: CAST
MOSCOW—China has launched the first module of its new Tiangong (Heaven’s Palace) space station. The Tianhe (Harmony of Heavens) core module took off atop a Long March 5B heavy rocket at 11:23 p.m. EDT on April 28 from the Wenchang Launch Site on the coast of southern China’s island province of...

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