Beijing, Oct 31 (PTI) China on Monday launched a lab module called Mengtian to be part of its space station currently under construction.
It was launched by Long March-5B Y4, one of China’s biggest rockets from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan.
Scientific equipment in the Mengtian module, the second lab component of China’s under-construction space station, will be used for studying microgravity and carrying out experiments in fluid physics, materials science, combustion science and fundamental physics, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
