hugeeee if true ..
This news is significant. China intends to relaunch their next generation crew capsule. Akin to NASA’s Orion.
China's Space Program Thread II
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hugeeee if true ..
This news is significant. China intends to relaunch their next generation crew capsule. Akin to NASA’s Orion.
So it will launch shortly after US' Orion second flight. Pretty impressive considering there's 6 years gap between their first flights.
I think it is Orion program being very un-impressive by dragging 6 years between the two tests. The more than 2.5 year gap between the two launches of China's new spacecraft is very relaxed schedule.
For reference, Shenzhou had 4 launches in 3 years before Yang Liwei rode it. One of the launches was unscheduled, being inserted because a problem was found, so the plan was 3 launches in 3 years, the gap being 1 year. That may be aggressive, so I expect 3 year being a very relaxed schedule.
supercat
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So this completed the construction of China's 1st space station. I'm wondering when more crew/international crew can be brought onboard.
It’s not complete until it’s in the T position, though I think we will see foreign astronauts very soon, maybe a German one even
We just saw the enthusiasm in HK for selection, I think China would like to recreate that around the world.
There is also the backup core module to consider. I have a funny feeling that’s going to be used soon too, maybe for international labs, not just cabinets.
