June 12, 2023
In 2010, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China approved the launch of the manned space station project, which is divided into two phases: the space laboratory mission and the space station mission.
The main tasks of the space laboratory stage are to break through and master technologies such as cargo transportation, astronauts' long-term residence, propellant replenishment, and ground long-term mission support and support, carry out space science experiments and technology tests, and lay the foundation and accumulate experience for the construction and operation of the space station. By carrying out the first flight of the Long March 7, as well as Tiangong-2 and Shenzhou-11, Tianzhou-1 docking and other tasks, marking the completion of the second step of the project mission objectives