China's Space Program News Thread

[by78]

More images of the command center for remote monitoring and controlling the experiments on the new space station.

 

[UrsusMan]

The last one is dangerously close. Hope the camera survives

 

[taxiya]

The last one is dangerously close. Hope the camera survives

Nice photos.

Don't worry. Look at the grass, I am sure it won't be burnt, so the cameras further away are perfectly safe.

 

[iantsai]

The last one is dangerously close. Hope the camera survives

Don't worry. Look at the palm trees at the right end of the horizon, the place where the photographer stood may be 1km away from the launchpad.

 

[Jono]

beautiful photos especially the last one with the couple watching from afar, thanks for sharing.
the space exploration efforts are meaningless without the support and appreciation from the public.

 

[davidau]

The last one is dangerously close. Hope the camera survives

Close to what? Do you think the Team at Wenchang have not considered all possibilities?

 

[KIENCHIN]

Don't worry. Look at the palm trees at the right end of the horizon, the place where the photographer stood may be 1km away from the launchpad.

Don’t think the last photo was taken by a photographer eve if it is a kilo meter away, it is still too dangerous if things go pear shape. More likely then not, it was taken by a remote camera position in a spot that will ensure it does not get toasted.

 

[by78]

An old image showing the three models of Hall-effect thrusters from the 801st Institute of CASC.

 

[Temstar]

Never realised it before but the three patches so far actually connect together. I wonder if all 12 will connect together into a circle.

 

[Richard Santos]

The last one is dangerously close. Hope the camera survives

Close to what? Do you think the Team at Wenchang have not considered all possibilities?

Why would anyone care? Ground cameras are totally expendable In the scheme of space launches. The cost of sending up just one more kilograms of payload on any space launch booster is equal to the cost of several hundred such cameras.

Most of the cameras around the launch site would not be there to provide rousing publicity shots but to provide fault disgonsis information, particularly if something goes seriously wrong. They are undoubtedly positioned for the best angle and most comprehensive and detailed view, not for any chance of survival. If the rocket fails and blows up on the pad, they would provide continuous detailed visual record of exactly what was happening on every part of the rocket up until the very last millisecond. But if the rocket lift off successfully, they will be vaporized by the exhaust plume.