Tianzhou-3 docking

The Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft was launched by The Long March-7 Y4 launch vehicle on 20 September 2021, at 07:10 UTC (15:10 China Standard Time). Tianzhou-3 carries nearly 6 tonnes of goods and materials, including living supplies for the astronauts, one extravehicular space suit for back-up, supplies for extravehicular activities, space station platform materials, payloads and propellants. Tianzhou-3 autonomously docked to the Tianhe Core Module on 20 September 2021, at 14:08 UTC (22:08 China Standard Time). Tianzhou-3 (天舟三号) is the second cargo mission scheduled to autonomously dock to the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱), the first and main component of the China Space Station (中国空间站). Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Media Group(CMG)/China Central Television (CCTV)