Exclusive time-lapse clip: Tianzhou-1 and carrier rocket transported to launch pad

China’s first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, is now being lifted onto the launch pad on a Long March-7 rocket at Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China’s Hainan Province. It will be launched between April 20 and 24. Since the spacecraft arrived at Wenchang in the middle of February, scientists and engineers have been assembling parts and conducting tests. The Tianzhou-1 cargo ship will carry fuel and experiments to the space laboratory Tiangong-2. The mission is an essential step in China’s plan to establish a permanent space station around the year of 2022. Subscribe to us on YouTube: