China's Space Program News Thread

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WSLC...

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well there VAB looks good seems they are coming along nicely.

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ours is not empty these days its being rented out to private space projects like the falcon 9.

 

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English vid about the manned space program...

[video=youtube;RrTD1sk4hO4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrTD1sk4hO4#t=565[/video]

 

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China’s first inflatable space structure was successfully tested on the XY-1 satellite launched in November 2012. The 3m long inflatable arm is used as the gravity gradient boom on the satellite.

 

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The names of China’s manned space station, its modules and cargo spaceship are listed as follows:

China’s manned space station is named “Tiangong” (Heavenly Palace), code "TG".
The core module is named “Tianhe” (Harmony of the Heavens), code "TH".
Experimental Module-1 is named “Wentian” (Quest for the Heavens), code "WT".
Experimental Module-2 is named “Xuntian” (Heavenly Cruiser), code "XT".
The cargo spaceship is named “Tianzhou” (Heavenly Ship), code "TZ".

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China Space Station Project:

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China's Space Robotic Arm Programs:

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From SZ-1 to SZ-5...

[video=youtube;6LzJ2vUbwWk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LzJ2vUbwWk#t=0[/video]

[video=youtube;d22ntYZLfhc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d22ntYZLfhc#t=0[/video]

 

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[video=youtube;BVH4L2OMuUY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVH4L2OMuUY#t=0[/video]

[video=youtube;ouLaKlu6y6w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouLaKlu6y6w#t=0[/video]

 

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New DFH-4E/S comsat bus...

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Inflatable space vehicles offer a good number of advantages over the ridged structures like the modules used to build Mir or ISS. Because of the low atmospheric pressure they become exceptionally strong platforms with very little pressure are far cheaper to launch because of reduced space and weight.
the potential is not lost in the west where Biggilo space is planing to construct a orbital private space station, and NASA has been testing a possible inflatable module for the ISS that may allow for a prolonged service life.

 

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Chinese and Thai officials have announced in Bangkok that China's homegrown Beidou satellite navigation system, one of the world's four leading satellite navigation systems, will be extended to cover Thailand early next year, marking a first move into the ASEAN countries, according to a report by People's Daily Overseas edition on Thursday.

It is understood that construction of Thailand's disaster prediction system will be based on Beidou satellite remote sensing technology. It will be included in the Thai government's economic development and planning and will serve primarily as the country's agricultural disaster warning system and in other fields such as transportation, electricity and environmental management.

A satellite demonstration station will be built at an industrial park in central Thailand next month and full-scale construction will begin in early 2014, according to the report.