China's Space Program Thread II

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An overview of Jiuquan with its various launchpads:
– LC-90, dedicated launchpad for CZ-2F, manned space flights only.
– LC-94, for CZ-2C/2D/4B/4C).
– LC-95A/B, for CZ-11, KZ-1A, KZ-11, KT-2, CERES-1, SQX-1, etc.
– LC-96, dedicated to LandSpace ZQ-2, ZQ-3, and VTVL test vehicles.
– LC-120, dedicated to iSpace/Space Honor rockets such as TL-2 and VTVL test vehicles.
– LC-130, dedicated to Zhongke/CAS Space.

Isn't LC-91 the designation for the manned complex at Jiuquan?

 

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SZ-17 has landed

 

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SZ-17 has landed

Was it really windy? The capsule swung wildly during descent.

 

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Shenzhou-17's recovery team.

 

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High-resolution images of Shenzhou-17's return to earth.

 

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Shenzhou-17 return capsule carried 31.5kg of samples from 23 scientific experiments. They include 18 material science samples such as high-temperature materials and extravehicular exposure materials and 32 life science samples such as human osteoblasts, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, organic molecules, and seeds.

 

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An update. The prototype design of the Sino-European

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has passed the final review by a joint team of Chinese and European experts.

An update. The Sino-European

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is scheduled to be launched in late 2025 by ESA's Vega C rocket.

 

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I just stumbled on yet another propellant tank supplier today:

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Like Jianyuan and LightYear, R.Space also focuses on supplying propellant tanks to launch providers. It has just completed the first phase of its production plant located next to the Oriental Spaceport in Yantai, Shandong. The plant now has the capacity for making more than 30 propellant tanks per year. The company is currently focusing on improving production efficiency of stainless steel tanks as well as on R&D of composite tanks.

 

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LandSpace has successfully tested a new niobium alloy nozzle for the TQ-15A engine. This nozzle has a diameter of 1.6m and a height of 1.3m. It is the largest niobium alloy nozzle ever made in China and will further improve the performance of TQ-15A, which is used in the 2nd stage of the improved Zhuque-2 rocket.

LandSpace is putting its TQ-15A engine through intense testing, recently completing a hot test run with six ignitions in a single day. This particular test engine has by now accumulated 4,770 seconds of hot test runs and 26 ignitions.

 

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