Visitors flock to Hainan for the launch of Tianzhou 6

The Tianzhou-6 robotic cargo ship — the first spacecraft to visit China's Tiangong space station this year — was launched on Wednesday night to transport packages for the next two manned missions.  

With Tianzhou-6 atop, the Long March 7-Y7 carrier rocket — the seventh of its kind — blasted off at 9:22 p.m. from the coastal Wenchang Space Launch Center in the country's southernmost island province of Hainan.  

Many locals and tourists across the country came to view the launch. People hold cameras and phones on the beach and record the whole process, making the place extremely lively.