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Detailed explanation-1: -China launches second space station module, Wentian | Technology News,The Indian Express.

Detailed explanation-2: -China launched on Sunday the second of three modules needed to complete its new space station, state media reported, the latest step in Beijing’s ambitious space programme.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wentian, which literally means “quest for the heavens,” is the second of three modules planned for launch by China. A third, named Mengtian, is scheduled to launch in October and will complete the T-shaped Tiangong space station.

Detailed explanation-4: -China successfully launched its space station lab module Wentian, the largest spacecraft ever developed by the country, into orbit on Sunday afternoon.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Wentian module was launched atop a Long March 5B rocket from Hainan Island at 2:22 p.m. local time on Sunday. Wentian, China’s largest ever spacecraft weighing 23 metric tons, is equipped with four scientific cabinets to conduct ecological and biotechnological experiments under varying gravity conditions.