China's Space Program News Thread

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SinoRoger said:
This was indeed what I meant, thanks for your reply.

By the way, I found something very interesting about the space station and I don't think this has been discussed before. In the following video at 9:00 they talk about a 'penguin suit':


The astronauts can wear this suit with bands inside of it that creates resistance when the astronauts are moving. This way they can train their body without using a bike or treadmill. I believe they only have one of this suit, so only one astronaut can wear it at a time. For now they intend to use it as an addition to the bike and treadmill. Perhaps it could even replace the mandatory time on the bike or treadmill in the future by having all astronauts wear them during daily work and this way preventing muscle loss. I am not sure of this is possible and what the limitations are, but it is still an interesting concept for sure. I don't believe there is anything like this on the ISS.
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Didn't have time to finish the whole video. Did they explain why it is called penguin suit later? The students in class must have had the same question.
 
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A typhoon over Madagascar captured by taikonauts from Shenzhou-13.

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Chang'e 6, 7, and 8 missions will be launched by 2028 to probe the Moon's south pole. The building of the Sino-Russian lunar science station by 2035:
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Tianwen-2 probe will be launched in 2025 for a sample return mission to astroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa. Mars sample return mission to be launched by 2028:
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The new configuration of the Long March 9 rocket has 26 200-ton LOX/Methane engines for first stage. The diameter of the core stage has been increased to 11m, and the diameter of the fairing has been increased to 10m:
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The development of a two-stage fully reusable LOX/Methane rocket is to be completed by 2035:
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If I'm reading this correctly, the '921' crewed lunar rocket (CZ-5DY) is to use a combination of parachute and grid fins for recovery; correct me if I'm wrong. Also, the spaceplane launched on July 16th of 2021 is officially designated as AT-1B:
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