
Long March-5 carrier rocket was loaded onto the Yuan Wang-22 cargo ship at North China's Tianjin Port, on August 25, 2016. The Long March-5 on Friday was shipped from Tianjin port to Wenchang Launch Center in south China's Hainan province. China plans to launch the Long March-5 in the second half of the year, according to the Carrier Rocket Technology Research Institute. The Long March-5 will be the country's largest carrier rocket, designed to carry 25 tonnes into low-Earth orbit (LEO). It is expected to carry lunar probe Chang'e-5, the core module for China's space station and the Mars probe. (Photo/Xinhua)