this one is actually quite awesome. You can do space travel for 1.5 million RMB. Quite a bit cheaper than $450k on Virgin Galactic.
China's Space Program Thread II
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this one is actually quite awesome. You can do space travel for 1.5 million RMB. Quite a bit cheaper than $450k on Virgin Galactic.
PeoplesPoster
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if it ever gets beyond a ppt
and if it actually ends up costing that muchif it ever gets beyond a ppt
by78
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A Long March 2D has successfully launched Shijian-19 (实践十九号卫星), China's first reusable satellite. Shijian-19 will be used to verify key technologies for reusable satellites. It also carries plant seeds for experiments and scientific payloads from several countries including Thailand and Pakistan. This launch marks the 537th launch of the Long March series.
The National Space Administration held a handover ceremony for the returned Shijian-19 scientific payload, which included various crop seeds, microbial samples, and carbon fiber and grahene samples sent by China and other international partners.
by78
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According to the chairman of DeepBlue Aerospace, the company plans to begin offering suborbital tourist flights in 2027, with a ticket price of ¥1.5 million ($210,000). In preparation, the company has several reusable flights planned for the Nebula-1 launch vehicle in 2025 and numerous unmanned test flights for its spacecraft in 2026.
The manned spacecraft has the following specs:
– Diameter: 3.5m
– Height: 4m
– Seating capacity: 6
– Payload capacity (non-human): 1 ton
– Take-off weight: 7.9 tons
– Six observation windows
– Maximum flight altitude: 100-150 kilometers
– Weightlessness time: >300 seconds
– Payload carrying capacity: >1,200 kilograms
– Number of reuses: >50 times
The manned spacecraft has the following specs:
– Diameter: 3.5m
– Height: 4m
– Seating capacity: 6
– Payload capacity (non-human): 1 ton
– Take-off weight: 7.9 tons
– Six observation windows
– Maximum flight altitude: 100-150 kilometers
– Weightlessness time: >300 seconds
– Payload carrying capacity: >1,200 kilograms
– Number of reuses: >50 times
This may be of interest:
‘Astronomers from Russia and China have created a concept of lunar ultraviolet telescopes
Scientists from the two countries have signed a co-operation agreement that envisages the creation of two astrophysical telescopes. The first with a 60-centimetre mirror will be capable of observing in the ultraviolet, visible and infrared parts of the spectrum. The second telescope is planned to be as wide-angle as possible, which will make it possible to cover up to a quarter of the celestial space at once. ’
as part of the IRLS-5 mission
‘Astronomers from Russia and China have created a concept of lunar ultraviolet telescopes
Scientists from the two countries have signed a co-operation agreement that envisages the creation of two astrophysical telescopes. The first with a 60-centimetre mirror will be capable of observing in the ultraviolet, visible and infrared parts of the spectrum. The second telescope is planned to be as wide-angle as possible, which will make it possible to cover up to a quarter of the celestial space at once. ’
as part of the IRLS-5 mission
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An early look at parts of the Mars sample return mission. The soil sample container has a diameter of 200mm and a weight of ≤10kg. The container is carried to the Martian orbit by the ascender to rendezvous with Mars orbiter. The orbiter's sample recovery mechanism must then capture and secure the sample container. The sample recovery mechanism is divided into three independent functional modules: capture orientation module, packaging containment module, and Earth return module. After the sample container is captured, the attitude is corrected, and the sample container is gradually transferred to the primary packaging barrel to be completed sealed. The primary packaging barrel containing the sample container is then transferred and sealed into the secondary packaging barrel and attached to the returner to be sent back to Earth.
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The latest infographic on DeepBlue's Nebula-2 reusable launch vehicle.
Nebula-2 has a diameter of 5m. The 1st stage is powered by 11 Thunder-RS LOX/Kerosene engines, and the 2nd stage is powered by a single Thunder-RSV engine. Nebula-2 has a LEO capacity of 25 tons. The Thunder-RS engine has a ground thrust of 1300kN, vacuum thrust of 1500kN, with a thrust range of 40 to 110% and the number of starts of no less than three.
Nebula-2 has a diameter of 5m. The 1st stage is powered by 11 Thunder-RS LOX/Kerosene engines, and the 2nd stage is powered by a single Thunder-RSV engine. Nebula-2 has a LEO capacity of 25 tons. The Thunder-RS engine has a ground thrust of 1300kN, vacuum thrust of 1500kN, with a thrust range of 40 to 110% and the number of starts of no less than three.