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モジュールは全長１７メートルで、中国航天科技集団公司（CASC）のブースに展示されている。
「天宮」は、基本機能モジュール１つと実験モジュール２つの計３つのモジュールで構成される。１つのモジュールの重さは約２０トン。
基本機能モジュールは、２０１９年に文昌衛星発射場から打ち上げられる予定。続いて、基本モジュールに２つの実験モジュールが接続する。
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A partial model of Chinese space station is seen on display at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong province on November 6, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / WANG Zhao - China unveiled a replica of its first permanently crewed space station, which would replace the international community's orbiting laboratory and symbolises the country's major ambitions beyond Earth.
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A model of an astronaut is put on the top of a partial model of Chinese space station at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong province on November 6, 2018. - China unveiled a replica of its first permanently crewed space station, which would replace the international community's orbiting laboratory and symbolises the country's major ambitions beyond Earth.
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© AFP 2023 / Wang Zhao
A partial model of Chinese space station is seen on display at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong province on November 6, 2018. - China unveiled a replica of its first permanently crewed space station, which would replace the international community's orbiting laboratory and symbolises the country's major ambitions beyond Earth.
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© AFP 2023 / Wang Zhao
A partial model of Chinese space station is seen on display at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong province on November 6, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / WANG Zhao - China unveiled a replica of its first permanently crewed space station, which would replace the international community's orbiting laboratory and symbolises the country's major ambitions beyond Earth.
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© AFP 2023 / Wang Zhao
A model of an astronaut is put on the top of a partial model of Chinese space station at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong province on November 6, 2018. - China unveiled a replica of its first permanently crewed space station, which would replace the international community's orbiting laboratory and symbolises the country's major ambitions beyond Earth.
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© AFP 2023 / Wang Zhao
A partial model of Chinese space station is seen on display at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong province on November 6, 2018. - China unveiled a replica of its first permanently crewed space station, which would replace the international community's orbiting laboratory and symbolises the country's major ambitions beyond Earth.
「天宮」は２０２２年の運用開始を目指しており、運用期間は少なくとも１０年になる見込み。
中国は、「天宮」を多国間協力や様々な国際研究プロジェクトのために使用することを約束している。
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