China's Space Program Thread II

[gelgoog]

the big surprise for me is, contract won by CAC. famously known for J-10/J-20 manufacturer.. so military+civilian fusion. nice

It makes sense to have an aviation company do it because it is a winged spacecraft.

 

[taxiya]

the big surprise for me is, contract won by CAC. famously known for J-10/J-20 manufacturer.. so military+civilian fusion. nice

I think you already know, but just clarify. CAC is shortlisted to be one of three(?) cadidates. The three may eventually all win service contracts, or some of them. CAC isn't alone. I acknowledge that CAC's proposal is reusable which is advantageous if it is cheap enough.

 

[by78]

Shenzhou-19 crew official portrait + images from their news conference and pre-boarding the spacecraft.

 

[by78]

Wang Haoze (王浩泽), the female taikonaut, is China's first female flight engineer. She's an aerospace engineer working on nuclear space propulsion. Below are two of the papers she helped publish on the subject.

 

[by78]

Shenzhou-19 spacecraft has

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due to layout optimization to its orbital module. Future iterations of Shenzhou will have even more cargo space due to continuous improvement.

 

[by78]

The selection of the 4th batch of reserve taikonauts has been completed. Ten individuals were selected and will now undergo intensive training.

During the

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for Shenzhou-19, it was revealed that some taikonauts of the 4th batch will participate in manned lunar missions in the future.

 

[by78]

Other miscellaneous matters:
1) Tianzhou-8 unmanned cargo craft will be launched in mid-November and dock with the Chinese space station.
2) Shenzhou-18 crew will return to Earth on November 4th.

 

[vincent]

Shenzhou-19 spacecraft has

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due to layout optimization to its orbital module. Future iterations of Shenzhou will have even more cargo space due to continuous improvement.

Still has a crappy internal camera though. Don’t understand why they don’t replace it with a modern one.

 

[by78]

Ziwei has completed a series of tests of its B300-L cargo ship named Dier-3. The tests included electromagnetic compatibility test, payload separation test, etc. Dier-3 has now entered final assembly and launch preparation stage.

The maiden launch of Ziwei/AZSpace B300-L cargo ship is confirmed for next month.

Ziwei/AZSpace also has plans for the space tourism industry. The company is developing a suborbital spacecraft called D6Z and hopes to have it operational in three to five years.

 

[by78]

High-resolution renders of the Haolong cargo spaceplane developed by CAC.