Tiangong 1 is a Chinese space laboratory， intended as a test-bed to develop the rendezvous and docking capabilities needed to support a larger， inhabited space station complex. The launch of Tiangong 1， aboard a Long March 2F rocket， is planned for late September 2011.
 
    天宮一號(hào)是中國空間實(shí)驗(yàn)站，作為一個(gè)試驗(yàn)臺(tái)，它將發(fā)展交會(huì)對接技術(shù)，用以支持更大更復(fù)雜的居住空間站。預(yù)計(jì)搭乘長征2F火箭的天宮一號(hào)將于9月底發(fā)射。

    Design and development

    According to the China National Space Administration （CNSA）， Tiangong 1 is an 8.5-metric-ton “space laboratory module”， capable of docking with manned and autonomous spacecraft. The Shenzhou 8， Shenzhou 9 and Shenzhou 10 spacecraft are expected to dock with it during its two-year operational lifespan.

    設(shè)計(jì)和發(fā)展

    根據(jù)中國國家航天局（CNSA）介紹，天宮一號(hào)是一個(gè)重8.5噸的“空間實(shí)驗(yàn)?zāi)K”，能夠與載人航天器和無人自動(dòng)航天器進(jìn)行對接。在“天宮一號(hào)”2年左右的使用壽限里，它將先后完成與神舟八號(hào)、神舟九號(hào)、神舟十號(hào)的太空對接。

    On 29 September 2008， Zhang Jianqi ， Vice Director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office （CMSEO）， declared in an interview with China Central Television （CCTV） that Tiangong 1 would be launched in 2010 or 2011.

    2008年9月29日，中國載人航天工程辦公室（CMSEO）副指揮張建啟在央視（CCTV）采訪中透露，“天宮一號(hào)”將于2010年或2011年發(fā)射升空。

    By mid-2011， the construction of the Tiangong module was complete， and testing of its electronic， mechanical and thermal properties was underway. Testing was also conducted on the Long March 2F carrier rocket on which Tiangong 1 is expected to be launched. Chinese astronauts， including two women， underwent training for manned missions to the space station.

    到2011年年中，“天宮一號(hào)”模塊的建設(shè)已經(jīng)完成，電子、機(jī)械、熱性能方面的測試也已全面展開。用來發(fā)射“天宮一號(hào)”的改進(jìn)型長征二號(hào)F運(yùn)載火箭也進(jìn)行著各項(xiàng)研制、試驗(yàn)工作。中國宇航員，包括兩名女性宇航員，也開始接受空間站載人任務(wù)的訓(xùn)練。

    Missions to Tiangong 1

    The unmanned Shenzhou 8 mission is planned to dock with Tiangong 1 in late 2011， marking China’s first orbital docking. The subsequent manned Shenzhou 9 and Shenzhou 10 missions are planned to dock with Tiangong 1 in 2012.

    天宮一號(hào)的任務(wù)

    無人航天器“神舟八號(hào)”計(jì)劃將于2011年底與“天宮一號(hào)”完成對接，這標(biāo)志著我國將完成第一次軌道對接。之后，載人航天器“神舟九號(hào)”和“神舟十號(hào)”也將計(jì)劃于2012年與“天宮一號(hào)”對接。

    Launch schedule

    Tiangong 1 was originally intended to be lanched in August 2011， and was transported as planned to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 26 August. However， following the failed launch of a Long March 2C rocket in August 2011， the launch was postponed， as the Long March 2C is highly similar to the Long March 2F that is to be used for the Tiangong 1 launch. Following an investigation into the August launch failure， Tiangong 1’s launch was rescheduled for late September 2011， partly to coincide with the Chinese National Day on 1 October.

    發(fā)射日程

    “天宮一號(hào)”原計(jì)劃于2011年8月發(fā)射升空，并且在8月26號(hào)如期運(yùn)抵酒泉衛(wèi)星發(fā)射中心。但是由于2011年8月長征二號(hào)丙火箭發(fā)射失利，發(fā)射“天宮一號(hào)”的長征二號(hào)F運(yùn)載火箭與長征二號(hào)丙火箭屬于同一系列，“天宮一號(hào)”的發(fā)射也因此推遲。

    根據(jù)對8月火箭發(fā)射失利事件的調(diào)查，“天宮一號(hào)”的發(fā)射時(shí)間被重新安排至2011年9月底，一定程度上也剛好與中國“十一”國慶節(jié)同步