Experimentalmodules
WentianandMengtainwill
haveanarrayofscientific
andmedicalexperiments
conductedonboard,with
potentiallynineexperiments
alreadydecided upon.
Roboticarmsand
solarpanels
Solarpanels willbe
fixedwitha biaxialSun-
pointingmechanismand
highlyefficientlithium
ionbatteries.TheCSS
willalsohaverobotarms
thatcanstretchoutto
15 metres(5 0 feet) for
grabbingcargo.©NASA;A
drianMannKenya, the Netherlands, Norway, Mexico, Poland,
Peru, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Spain
and Switzerland. Most notably, this doesn't include
the United States because in 2011 the government
forbid collaboration with the Chinese without
congressional approval. However, a spokesperson
of UNOOSA did state United States’ scientists were
eligible to participate.
These experiments will cover a range of research
topics, from studying gamma rays from the depths
of the cosmos to understanding how tumours act
under micro-gravity conditions. Currently there
are six accepted experiments, with a further three
conditionally’ accepted, meaning the institutions
need to update their proposals to meet the
specifications of the CSS.Tianhe core module
The core module will facilitate
the living quarters, as well as the
complete control department for
the station, making it arguably
the most important module.Cargo spacecraft
The CSS will be restocked by
the automated Tianzhou cargo
spacecraft, which literally
translates to ‘heavenly vessel’.Chinese Space Station