The combination of the core module of China's space station, Tianhe, and its Long March-5B Y2 carrier rocket was transported to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province on Friday.

It will send the core module, named "Tianhe-1," into space. Before the launch mission, the rocket will have all its functions examined and undergo a joint system-wide test as planned.

All the facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, and all departments involved in the project are busily involved in the final preparations.

The rocket and the "Tianhe-1" core module arrived at Wenchang Space Launch Site in February, and had been under final assembly and various tests prior to Friday's transfer.

The successful launch of the Long March-5B carrier rocket in May 2020 inaugurated the "third step" of China's manned space program, which aim is to assemble and operate a fully functional space station around 2022.

As scheduled, a series of subsequent flight missions will be carried out to complete the construction of the station and a national space laboratory.

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(Video by CGTN's Ning Hong.)