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May 11th, 2026
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Following launch of China’s Tianzhou-10 cargo craft atop a Long March-7 Y11 carrier rocket from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, the uncrewed supply ship docked on May 11 with the Tiangong space station.
China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) noted that the Tianzhou-9 separated from the orbiting Tiangong space station combination on May 6 and re-entered the atmosphere under controlled conditions.
That action cleared a docking port to make room for the Tianzhou-10, the CMSA noted.
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Essential living supplies
Supplies aboard Tianzhou-10 added up to nearly 6.2 tons, such as food and water.
“Another category includes instruments, equipment, accessories and spare parts needed for the daily operation and maintenance of the space station. In addition, we have also replenished nearly 700 kilograms of propellants for the space station this time,” said Yu Lei, chief designer of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
Also onboard the just-arrived cargo spacecraft is a new set of extravehicular spacesuit.
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Together with the two sets previously sent up by Tianzhou-9, there are now three new extravehicular spacesuits in total in the space station, which will fully replace and upgrade the original spacesuits, reports China Central Television (CCTV).
New treadmill
In addition, the cargo spacecraft has a new space treadmill to meet the astronauts’ exercise needs in orbit.
With a launch weight of approximately 14 tons, Yu also stated that the “Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft will carry a large number of payload devices this time, making it the mission with the most payload equipment since the space station construction mission began.”
Tianzhou-10 will also help the space station to carry out the orbit control and attitude adjustment during its mission.
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