China's Space Program Thread II

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It appears the Yutu-2 rover has finally stopped moving, having travelled a total distance of 1,613 meters. The rover is otherwise functional, having been operating for more than six years, which far exceeds her original design life of three months. Yutu-2 is now the longest lived lunar rover in history.

 

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The first large-diameter interstage section from R.Space has rolled off the production line. The section has a length of >5m and a diameter of >4m.

R.Space has recently expanded its propellant tank production capacity by commissioning a welding line for large-diameter propellant tanks and a friction welding line for large-diameter propellant tank bulkheads. Both are developed in-house.

 

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More detailed information on the manned lunar rover project. After two rounds of expert assessment of various submitted proposals, two designs have been chosen for prototype development. One is being developed by Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) and the other by a subsidiary of CASC. The two prototypes will be pitted again each other, and the winner will be sent to the moon. China Manned Space Agency is now soliciting the public for names for the manned rover.

More detailed images of one of the two finalists of the manned lunar rover project. It was designed with assistance from Shanghai Jiaotong University.

 

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China has launched one Pakistani satellite into space, known as PRSC-EO1, which is an earth observation satellite, as well as two other satellites, Tianlu-1 and Lantan-1 on board a Long March 2D carrier rocket.

This is the 556th launch of the Long March series as well. The launch was carried out from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

 

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China has launched one Pakistani satellite into space, known as PRSC-EO1, which is an earth observation satellite, as well as two other satellites, Tianlu-1 and Lantan-1 on board a Long March 2D carrier rocket.

This is the 556th launch of the Long March series as well. The launch was carried out from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

High-resolution images from the launch.

 

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Two photos of Guangzhou Baiyun Airport taken by a Gaofen-5B.

 

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Tianhui has successfully completed the last in a series of planned full-system ignition tests of its LOX/Kerosene Qiaolong-1 engine. All performance parameters have met design expectations.

Tianhui has conducted the 1st full-system hot run of the Qiaolong-1 engine at its rated output.

 

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Cosmoleap's chopstick recovery test tower has completed static load testing.

Cosmoleap has successfully tested the buffer system for the capture arms of the chopstick recovery tower.