China's Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft meets fiery demise in record-setting mission
China's Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft successfully completed its tasks and undocked from the Tiangong space station before being intentionally deorbited over the South Pacific. The spacecraft, which set a new world record for rendezvous and docking with a space station, carried supplies, experiments, and propellant. While most of the spacecraft likely burned up during reentry, some components may have survived and fallen into the ocean. China plans to launch Tianzhou spacecraft every eight months to maintain a constant presence at the Tiangong space station for at least 10 years.
