New Video: Tianzhou-6 Cargo Spacecraft Docking | China Space Station

New Video: Tianzhou-6 Cargo Spacecraft Docking | China Space Station

New footage, released by the China Manned Space Agency on Friday, May 12, 2023, shows the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft docking with China's Tianjong Space Station as seen from the viewpoint of the Chinese astronauts aboard the orbiting space craft.

According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft successfully docked to the rear docking port of the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱) on May 10, 2023. Tianzhou-6 (天舟六号) is the fifth cargo mission to the China Space Station (中国空间站). The cargo craft is loaded with supplies for the upcoming Shenzhou-16 and Shenzhou-17 crews, as well as propellant for the space station, payloads for scientific applications and experiments, weighing over seven tonnes in total. The Tianzhou-6 cargo ship has a 22.5-cubic-meter cargo compartment, which has 50 lockers to place daily necessities for the taikonauts and equipment needed for in-orbit experiments. 

The cargo spacecraft, 10.6 meters in length, consists of two parts—a smaller lower part as its propellant module, and a larger upper part the cargo module.

The Tianzhou-6 cargo craft is the first spacecraft visiting the Shenzhou-15 crew in orbit on the China Space Station. 

Shenzhou-15 Crew Members: 

Fei Junlong (commander), Zhang Lu (taikonaut), and Deng Qingming (taikonaut) 

Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Central Television (CCTV) Plus

Duration: 2 minutes, 18 seconds

Release Date: May 12, 2023

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