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Forum: ESA - JAXA - China - International
Topic: China's Tiangong multi-module space station

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Message to Edit: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	Originally posted by Robert Pearlman on 01-07-2022 11:02 AM Xinhua state news agency release <blockquote><font size="+0">[b]China completes in-orbit spacecraft transposition test with space station's robotic arm[/b]</font> China successfully conducted a transposition test of the Tianzhou-2 cargo craft using its space station's robotic arm Thursday morning (Jan. 6). <center><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kkU30IC6gxY" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> It was the first time that the robotic arm operated a large in-orbit spacecraft for a transfer test, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The test started at 6:12 a.m. (Beijing Time) and took 47 minutes. After being unlocked and separated from the space station core module Tianhe, Tianzhou-2 was moved into a predetermined position by the robotic arm. The arm then reversed the maneuvers to bring the spacecraft back to its original position. Tianzhou-2 re-docked with the core module and completed locking. The test preliminarily verified the feasibility of using the mechanical arm to conduct a space station module transfer, confirmed the effectiveness of relevant technologies, and laid a foundation for the subsequent in-orbit assembly and construction of the country's space station, said the CMSA.</blockquote>
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