China launches space station's first lab module(1/7)

A Long March-5B Y3 carrier rocket, carrying Wentian lab module, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, July 24, 2022. China on Sunday launched Wentian, the first lab module of its space station. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)

Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, successfully docked with the combination of the Tianhe core module on Monday.

A Long March-5B Y3 carrier rocket, carrying Wentian lab module, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, July 24, 2022. China on Sunday launched Wentian, the first lab module of its space station. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)

A Long March-5B Y3 carrier rocket, carrying Wentian lab module, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, July 24, 2022. China on Sunday launched Wentian, the first lab module of its space station. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)

A Long March-5B Y3 carrier rocket, carrying Wentian lab module, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, July 24, 2022. China on Sunday launched Wentian, the first lab module of its space station. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)

A Long March-5B Y3 carrier rocket, carrying Wentian lab module, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, July 24, 2022. China on Sunday launched Wentian, the first lab module of its space station. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)

People watch the launch of China's Wentian lab module in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, July 24, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

People watch the launch of China's Wentian lab module in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, July 24, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)