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Detailed explanation-1: -31 (Xinhua ) – China on Monday launched the space lab module Mengtian, taking the construction of the country’s space station Tiangong into final stage.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is China’s first long-term space station, part of the Tiangong program and the core of the “Third Step” of the China Manned Space Program (CMS); it has a pressurised volume of 320 m3 (11,300 cu ft), slightly over one third the size of the International Space Station.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Tiangong space station is the culmination of three decades of work on the Chinese manned space program. The station is 180 feet (55 meters) long and is comprised of three modules that were launched separately and connected in space.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first space station was Salyut 1, which was launched by the Soviet Union on April 19, 1971. The early Soviet stations were all designated “Salyut", but among these there were two distinct types: civilian and military.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tianhe, the space station core module, was the first piece of the station to be launched back in April 2021. It provides the main propulsion and life support systems and crew quarters for the astronauts on Tiangong and carries a docking hub to facilitate the arrival of spacecraft and further modules.