China's Space Program Thread II

[gelgoog]

All the effect is due to Falcon 9 reusable and Starlink. Both Musk ventures.

But like Blitzo said China will soon have its own reusable rocket. The Chinese government will have the CZ-10 and there are also a couple of private rockets with similar payload capabilities.

 

[tphuang]

remember, demand and capacity.

we just got the demand recently due to the LEO constellations.

And now there comes capacity and there is both launch and satellite building capacity to consider.

 

[Asug]

interesting review

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[by78]

Nayuta Space (千亿航天), a private launch provider I haven't heard before, has partnered with an engine company called Aerospace Propulsion (商宇航推进) to develop a reusable LOX/Methan rocket called "Space Chaser I".

The reusable rocket has a length of 67.3m, a diameter of 3.8m, and a mass of 450t. The first stage is powered by nine Canglong-1 (沧龙一号) engines, and the second stage is powered by one Canglong-1V. Capacity to LEO is 10t.

Nayuta Space (千亿航天) and Aerospace Propulsion (商宇航推进) have signed an engine delivery contract, with the latter agreeing to deliver Canglong-1 engines for Nayuta's "Space Chaser I" reusable launch vehicle. Canglong-1 is an 85-ton LOX/Methane engine with a variable thrust range of 30% to 115% that can be reused ≥50 times.

An update from Nayuta Space, which is developing a reusable launch vehicle called Space Chaser I. The company is also getting into chopstick recovery game for the 1st stage.

Space Chaser I a two-stage launch vehicle with a diameter of 3.80m, a length of 70m, a fairing diameter of 5.20m, and a take-off mass of 480 tons. The 1st stage is powered by nine Canglong-1 engines, and the upper stage is powered by a single Canglong-1 variant. With the planned chopstick recovery, the payload capacity can be increased by 2 to 4 tons.

 

[by78]

Here's the completed stainless steel propellant tank fabricated using LightYear's proprietary bulge-forming process. It has a diameter of 3.8m, a length of 14.6m, a volume of 158 cubic meters, and a total weight of 3400kg. The wall thickness is as little as 1.52mm. It will be exhibited at this year's Zhuhai Airshow.

A look at the interior of the propellant tank. Lightyear's proprietary bulge-forming process enabled this tank to be made 90% cheaper and 80% faster when compared to traditional aluminum propellant tanks.

 

[tphuang]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1858332085733535778

China is developing a 6-legged robot for the moon landing.