China's Space Program Thread II
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And a vested interest in the surrounding waters to exercise freedom of navigation in case of a conflict with the US
escobar
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Kinetica-2 has just reached a new milestone as its ground support equipment has been successfully tested with the crucial operations including transportation, staging and reverting back to horizontal position
by78
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High-resolution images from the successfully concluded test of Lijian-2's transporter erector launcher using the static mockup.
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More information on the two Tiandu satellites that were launched alongside the Queqiao-2 (Magpie Bridge 2) relay satellite.
Both Tiandu satellites will be used to verify new space communication and navigation technologies. Tiandu-1 weighs 61kg and is equipped with a dual band (Ka/Ku?) communications device, a laser angle reflector, a router, etc. Tiandu-2 weighs 15kg and carryies a communications payload only. The two satellites will enter an elliptical orbit around the moon and carry out data transmission and data forwarding tests, as well as tests on a high-precision orbit determination system. These technologies are crucial for the future Magpie Bridge lunar constellation project, which will establish a Lunar-Earth communications and control network and a remote-sensing constellation orbiting the moon.
China has conducted the world's first daytime earth-moon laser ranging test. A laser beam was sent from a ground station to the Tiandu-1 satellite, which returned the beam back against the strong interference of daylight.
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The old Long March 9 model in front of China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) building has been replaced by a new model of two-stage fully reusable configuration.
A much better image of the new Long March 9 model in front of the headquarters of CALT.
escobar
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Will the body be stainless steel or composite?A much better image of the new Long March 9 model in front of the headquarters of CALT.