China's Space Program News Thread
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Yes. by78 posted a graphic about it HERE. Looks like CNSA wants to test out the core module for at least a year before sending other modules.
I suppose weight by itself wouldn't be the perfect measure of capability. After all, a cassette player is multiple times heavier than a MP3 player which is arguably infinitely heavier than the software running on a smartphone. lol.
I wonder if there is a comparison of all the functionalities against the ISS.
Sorry if I am mistaken, but doesn't your explanation contradict your statement? You explained a cassette player is inferior to an MP3 player by capability as well as weighing more. Maybe you meant something else? The Tianhe should superior to each ISS core module compared seperately IMO because it was made in 2010s while most of the ISS modules was made late 1990s
I think a good comparison metric is the inside useful volume capacity.
How much bigger is the internal useful voulme of ISS over this station?
Pressurised volume:
ISS - 915.6 m^3
CSS - 110 m^3
That's not including the expansion plan, if CSS gets the full 6 modules you would expect that volume to be about double.
Another good metric is power. I don't know how much power generation capacity CSS will have when finished bit I heard it's a lot. ISS is 84-120 kW average power (240kW in direct sunlight)
LMAO if true
Russia going for junior partner status on space cooperation. Should start spending some real cash if it wants to be seen as an equal
Russia going for junior partner status on space cooperation. Should start spending some real cash if it wants to be seen as an equal
Is it possible to change space station inclination while already in orbit?
No way Russia would seriously demand an orbit change with the station already launched.
They probably asked for a change before the launch but China for its own reasons declined to do so
I dont think that the station itself can change its orbit a lot.
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