China's space station to support large-scale scientific research

Students watch a live broadcast of a lesson by Chinese astronauts from the Tiangong space station on Dec 9, 2021. - AFP

BEIJING (Xinhua): China plans to conduct a number of frontier scientific experiments on its Tiangong space station, with the two laboratory modules, Wentian and Mengtian, scheduled to be launched this year, according to the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The experiments include raising fish, growing vegetables, setting up the most precise clocks in space, developing new materials, studying physical laws and exploring how humans can survive in space for long periods.