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Chinese large modular space station with Tianhe-1 2021-035A,48274 as it's core module. (天宫; Tiāngōng; 'Heavenly Palace') Not to be confused with Tiangong-1 and -2 which were earlier orbiting science laboratories.

Tianhe-1 core module is described in detail in https://space.stackexchange.com/a/52061/12102

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What's this dark, ceiling-mounted hemisphere in Tianhe module of Tiangong space station? Any counterpart on the ISS and if so what does it look like?

The first crew of the Tianhe core module of the Tiangong space station has been hard at work and already complete their first space walk. In this official photo there is a dark hemispherical structure, perhaps roughly 10 cm in diameter in the upper…

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asked Jul 05 '21 at 02:13

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