Photo taken on July 18, 2022 shows the combination of China's space station lab module Wentian and a Long March-5B Y3 carrier rocket being transferred to the launch area in south China's Hainan Province. (Photo by Tu Haichao/Xinhua)

WENCHANG, Hainan, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The combination of China's space station lab module Wentian and a Long March-5B Y3 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launch area, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said Monday.

The CMSA added that the Wentian lab module will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time.

Various launch function checks and joint tests will be carried out as planned before the launch, the CMSA said.