What is "tianzhou"

Tianzhou or Tian Zhou may refer to:

• Tianzhou (spacecraft), (天舟 tiān-zhōu) an automated cargo vessel derivative of Tiangong-1
• Tianzhou programme, (天舟 tiān-zhōu) the program to develop an unmanned cargo spaceship, see Tiangong program
• Tianzhou language
• Tianzhou (田州镇 tián-zhōu-zhèn), a town in Tianyang County, Baise, Guangxi, China, see List of township-level divisions of Guangxi

The Tianzhou is a Chinese automated cargo spacecraft developed from the Tiangong-1 to resupply its future modular space station. It is expected to launch on the Long March 7 from Wenchang. It is scheduled to do its inaugural flight in 2017 to demonstrate autonomous propellant transfer.