China's Mengtian space lab module is launched at the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in the southernmost island province of Hainan, Oct 31, 2022. - chinadaily.com.cn
BEIJING (China Daily/Asia News Network): China's Mengtian space lab module, the third major component of the nation's Tiangong space station, was launched on Monday (Oct 31) afternoon in a key step to complete the in-orbit assembly of Tiangong.
The lab module's carrier — a Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket — blasted off at 3:37pm at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the southernmost island province of Hainan.
