Long March rocket prepares for take off


HAINAN: The Long March 7 carrier rocket tasked with lifting the Tianzhou 6 cargo spaceship is being moved to its service tower at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, according to China Manned Space Agency.

Tianzhou 6 is scheduled to set out in coming days to dock with the country’s Tiangong space station to deliver propellants, science payloads and necessities for the astronauts, according to mission plans.

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