2017年CRI China's first cargo spacecraft docks with Tiangong-2 space lab

 

China's first cargo¹ spacecraft Tianzhou-1 successfully docked with the Tiangong-2 space lab for the first time on Saturday. 

China has taken another step toward its goal of putting a space station into orbit around 2022, by sending its first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 into space on Thursday evening.

The cargo ship will dock with the orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab for three times, providing fuel and other supplies to the latter, as well as conducting space experiments before returning back to Earth.

1 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。