China on Sunday launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by the end of the year.
A live feed on state broadcaster CCTV showed the 23-tonne Wentian laboratory module launching on the back of China's most powerful rocket, the Long March 5B, at 2.22pm from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre on the southern island of Hainan.
The Wentian lab module, 17.9m long, will be where astronauts can carry out scientific experiments, along with the other lab module yet to be launched: Mengtian . It will also serve as short-term living quarters for astronauts during crew rotations on the station, designed for long-term accommodation of just three astronauts.
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