Tianhe or Heavenly Harmony module:
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Tianhe is the core module of China’s permanent space station. The space station is named Tiangong Space Station.
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The module was launched into space aboard a Long March 5B rocket from the Wenchang Launch Center in China.
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The module consists of three sections:
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The habitable living quarter,
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The non-habitable service section,
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A docking hub.
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Functions of the Module:
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The Module provides life support and living quarters for three crew members.
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Module also provides guidance, navigation and orientation control for the station.
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It also provides the station’s power, propulsion and life support systems.
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Significance: This module is the first of the 11 missions to build and supply the permanent space station.
Tiangong Space Station:
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It is a Chinese Permanent space station to be placed in Low Earth orbit.
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The Space Station roughly will have one-fifth the mass of the International Space Station. It will be the size of the decommissioned Russian Mir space station.
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The operations of the station will be controlled by the Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center in China.