Mengtian Module

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• Recently, China launched its third and final permanent space station component (Tiangong space station).  

About Mengtian module 

• Mengtian is the second lab module and the last major component of China’s space station. 
  • It means “heavenly dream”.
  • Mengtian will later be relocated to its permanent position and the three modules Tianhe, Wentian lab module and Mengtian will form a basic T-shape structure of the space station. 
• Mengtian weighs in at about 23 tons, is 17.9 meters (58.7 feet) long and has a diameter of 4.2 meters (13.8 feet).
• It will provide space for science experiments in zero gravity, an airlock for exposure to the vacuum of space, and a small robotic arm to support extravehicular payloads. 
• The already orbiting 23-ton Wentian, or “quest for the heavens” laboratory is designed for science and biology experiments and is heavier than any other single-module spacecraft currently in space.

Source: TH