章 82: Chapter 80 Capital_1

On July 23, the Space Agency finally submitted the first important aerospace cooperation project to New Yuan Aeronautics:

The backup for Tiangong-1 Space Station, Tiangong No.2, was scheduled to launch earlier than originally planned in 2016 and would be sent into space this October using the CZ-2F rocket.

The Shenzhou Spaceship initially meant to dock with Tiangong No.2, Shenzhou 11, had its hopes set on being replaced by New Yuan's H1 spacecraft, tasked with transporting three astronauts and 500 kilograms of cargo to Tiangong No.2 in November and then returning with the astronauts 30 days later.

Then, the Fifth Academy would have until April of the next year to successfully develop the "Tianzhou-1" cargo spacecraft and launch it to dock with Tiangong No.2, where it would operate as part of the complex and continue to receive astronauts.