Uploaded April 2017 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
Video Credit: China Daily
Mission Updates: spaceflight101.com/tiangong-2
China’s aspirations of establishing a permanent outpost in orbit around Earth reached new heights on Thursday with the successful launch of the country’s first Tianzhou cargo spacecraft – embarking on a five-month shakedown mission to demonstrate China can keep its future modular space station stocked up on supplies and fuel.
Video Credit: China Daily
Mission Updates: spaceflight101.com/tiangong-2
China’s aspirations of establishing a permanent outpost in orbit around Earth reached new heights on Thursday with the successful launch of the country’s first Tianzhou cargo spacecraft – embarking on a five-month shakedown mission to demonstrate China can keep its future modular space station stocked up on supplies and fuel.
![[Timelapse] Dragon SpX-10 Robotics Part 1 (STP-H5 Installation)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/stQvMaz-5gY/mqdefault.jpg "[Timelapse] Dragon SpX-10 Robotics Part 1 (STP-H5 Installation)
Sped-up video from the International Space Station showing robotic activity from February 26 through 28, covering the removal of the STP-H5 payload pallet from the Trunk Section of the Dragon SpX-10 spacecraft, the removal & temp-stowage of the OPALS payload and the installation of STP-H5 in OPALs place on Express Logistics Carrier 1.
More about STP-H5: http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx10/stp-h5/
More about OPALS: http://spaceflight101.com/iss/opals/")
