China's first space lab module in good condition
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BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's first space lab module 1 were in good condition and all tests went on "smoothly 2" during the past week, according to a statement issued by the country's space project authorities Thursday.
The unmanned module, Tiangong-1, or Heavenly Palace-1, blasted off on Sept. 29 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's desert area.
Tiangong-1 switched to the orbit of 362 kilometers high and had orbited the Earth for 109 times by 6:00 p.m. Thursday, the statement said.
Tests on the module's remote control system, video/audio equipments, temperature/humidity sensors 3, docking facilities and other functions had been conducted successfully, it added.
It also revealed that the Jiuquan Launch Center and other units were preparing for the launch of the Shenzhou-8 unmanned spacecraft, which is scheduled to join the Tiangong-1 later this year.
Shenzhou-8 and Tiangong-1 are expected to perform China's first space docking at a height of 340 kilometers above the earth's surface.
n.组件，模块，模件；(航天器的)舱
- The centre module displays traffic guidance information.中央模块显示交通引导信息。
- Two large tanks in the service module held liquid oxygen.服务舱的两个大气瓶中装有液态氧。
adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地
- The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
- Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。