China's Space Program Thread II

[by78]

Did I miss the call for commercial resupply of the CSS? Or...?

Yes, it was shared on the very same page as your post. Just scroll up a bit.

 

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Recently, an international research team led by Professor Xiao Long from the School of Earth Sciences at China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) discovered for the first time on the surface of Mars evidence of marine sedimentary rocks through comprehensive analysis of scientific data obtained from the multispectral camera (MSCam) carried by the

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, proving that there was once an ocean on northern Mars.

The relevant research results were published in the comprehensive and authoritative journal ‘National Science Review’.

In 2021, China’s Tianwen-1 Mars mission successfully landed the “Zhurong” Mars rover on the southern edge of the Utopia Planitia in the northern plains of Mars. The landing site is located near the ancient coastline proposed by previous researchers in the Northern Plains Formation, providing an opportunity to verify whether there are ancient ocean sediments.

Since landing, the Zhurong rover has been driving south towards a potential coastal area and conducting observations of the exposed northern plains formations along the way.

The rover has traveled about 1921 meters and used various imaging and analysis systems to conduct detailed in-situ observations of outcrops and surface rocks.

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The navigation camera and terrain camera have obtained 106 sets of panoramic images, recording in detail the surface morphology and structural features of many rocks near the rover’s path.

The observation results of the Zhurong rock in this study are the first direct in-situ detection evidence supporting the existence of ancient oceans in the northern plains of Mars.

The location of the landing site of Zhurong indicates that the observed sedimentary structures may have formed during the regression process of ancient oceans in the northern plains.

 

[by78]

Here's a section of the Pallas-1 rocket on the assembly floor.

The first Pallas-1 rocket from the private launch provider Galactic Energy has rolled off the production line. It's expected to be launched in the second half of 2023. Pallas-1 is a reusable (50 times) LOX/Kerosene launch vehicle, with a length of 52m, diameter of 3.35m, and a takeoff mass of 257 tons.

 

[by78]

That was fast. The new 700-ton engine test bench has just successfully completed its first engine test run. The engine used for the test run was the YF-100N (130-ton reusable LOX/Kerosene engine). The test bench has now been officially commissioned.

The steel frame of the 700-ton engine test bench. The frame weighs 116 tons.

 

[by78]

Mr. Wang Meng (王猛) has won the 2022 Aerospace Propulsion Award for his work on the 80kN engine of the future manned lunar lander. The engine apparently took only 14-months to go from detailed design to full-system test run.

 

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A series of images showing a particle detector being transported out of Mengtian module's cargo airlock. The particle detector is first mounted on a guidance rail, which automatically pushes it out of the airlock. From there, the detector is grabbed by the space station's robotic arm, which then installs it on the space station's external experimental platform.

 

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[Maikeru]

The first Pallas-1 rocket from the private launch provider Galactic Energy has rolled off the production line. It's expected to be launched in the second half of 2023. Pallas-1 is a reusable (50 times) LOX/Kerosene launch vehicle, with a length of 52m, diameter of 3.35m, and a takeoff mass of 257 tons.

Sorry but I've went right off Galactic Energy since they dropped the supercool black trim for their rockets and went for bog-standard white.

 

[pevade]

Sorry but I've went right off Galactic Energy since they dropped the supercool black trim for their rockets and went for bog-standard white.

White is more practical since it absorbs less heat than black paint

 

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A series of images showing a particle detector being transported out of Mengtian module's cargo airlock. The particle detector is first mounted on a guidance rail, which automatically pushes it out of the airlock. From there, the detector is grabbed by the space station's robotic arm, which then installs it on the space station's external experimental platform.

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