China's Space Program Thread II

[taxiya]

Is South Africa the only member so far?

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Members who have officially signed MOM or agreements:

1. China
2. Russia
3. Venezuela
4. Pakistan
5. UAE
6. South Africa

Russia may be.

Venezuela says an astronaut (taikonaut?) of theirs will go:

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The question is about the ILRS program jointly initiated by Russia and China, how does Russia become a may-be? It isn't like Americans can order Russia to quit, nor does US have anything to bribe or lure China to walk away from Russia.

 

[by78]

Giving science lessons from space.

 

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Images of Shanghai captured by a Jilin-1 Gaofen satellite.

 

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Today marks the 31st anniversary of the establishment of China's manned space program. Here's a collage of all the manned launches the program has undertaken.

 

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The Hong Kong Star 01 sub-meter optical remote sensing satellite is in final assembly and testing. It's scheduled to be launched in late November.

 

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Candidate landing sites for China's manned lunar mission. There are 50 of them.

 

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Some images from an academic paper on the launch abort system that is currently being developed for China's manned lunar mission.

 

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An prototype of a manned lunar rover, which is used to verify and refine traction and stability control laws to help the future rover better navigate lunar terrain.

 

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More on this lunar laboratory. It was first unveiled in 2020 (2nd image) and has been in development for sometime (3rd image). It's essentially a large manned lunar rover that serves as a laboratory. This mobile laboratory can accommodate several taikonauts for short periods while they traverse the lunar surface and carry out scientific explorations. In the rear of the vehicle are a pair of EVA suits for extravehicular activities. The mobile lab can operate for very long periods in unmanned mode and with additional modules, it can form a semi-permanent lunar base that can accommodate human activities for extended periods, which is considered an essential intermediate step toward building a permanent lunar base.

Suspension and landing buffer design for a large manned lunar mobile vehicle/laboratory.

 

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The private startup Beijing Arrowhead/Space Epoch (箭元科技公司) is planning to conduct a sea water test of its reusable LOX/Methane XZY-1 rocket. The first stage of the rocket –– encased in stainless steel –– is designed to land in the ocean, to be recovered by a towing vessel. The test will verify the fuselage's resistance to salt water. If all goes well, Arrowhead plans a followup splashdown recovery test.

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The private startup Beijing Arrowhead/Space Epoch (箭元科技公司) has successfully conducted a splashdown test of its reusable LOX/Methane XZY-1 rocket. The first stage of the rocket –– encased in stainless steel –– was dropped into sea water to simulate landing impact and was subsequently recovered. After cleaning and inspection, all systems and components (nozzles, engine, fuel tank, servos, etc.) remained in satisfactory condition, and the first stage can be re-used.

Next, the company plans to conduct a splashdown and towed recovery test in the open ocean by mid-2024. If that test is successful, a sub-orbital launch, splashdown, and towed recovery test will follow by the end of 2024.

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