The Tiangong-2 space lab, file photo. [Photo/CCTV] BEIJING - China's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, separated from Tiangong-2 space lab at 4:15 pm on Sunday. At 3:29 pm on Sunday, the cargo ship started to separate from the space lab under orders from the ground. After separation, it operated at an orbit of about 400 kilometers above the earth. Tianzhou-1 will continue to carry out experiments before it leaves orbit, and will gain experience for building and operating a space station. Tianzhou-1 was launched on April 20 from South China's Hainan province, and it completed automated docking with the orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab on April 22. In the past five months, Tianzhou-1 has operated smoothly and completed various tasks. Third in-orbit refueling Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft and Tiangong-2 space lab completed their third and last in-orbit refueling at 8:17 pm Saturday. The third refueling, lasting about three days, confirmed the technical results from the second refueling. The two spacecraft completed their first in-orbit refueling on April 27 and second on June 15. printed braceletsfabric braceletscustom printed wristbandscustom fidget spinnersrubber wristbands in bulklivestrong braceletcool wristbands
BEIJING -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli on Thursday said the media should help people understand the Belt and Road Initiative. Zhang was meeting with delegates to a media forum on the Belt and Road Initiative hosted by the People's Daily and attended by over 300 representatives from 126 countries and international organizations. "China welcomes media outlets and think tanks to cooperate and consolidate public opinion while offering intellectual support for the Belt and Road Initiative," Zhang said. Zhang said that over the past four years, the initiative has yielded fruitful results, calling for consensus and upgrading of cooperation to jointly build the Belt and Road into a path of peace, prosperity, opening-up, innovation and civilization, so as to benefit Belt and Road countries and peoples. Foreign representatives said the Belt and Road Initiative serves the interests of all parties and enjoys a promising prospect, adding that media outlets are willing to strengthen exchanges and cooperation to create a sound environment for the implementation of the initiative.
