China's Space Program Thread II

[by78]

A mockup of the Hyperbola-3. There sure is a lot of sizzle coming from this company known by 11 names, but where is the steak?

i-Space (a.k.a. Space Honor, Interstellar Glory, StarCraft Glory, Star Glory, Interstellar Glory Space Technology, Interplanetary Glory, Interplanetary Glory Space Technology, Interstellar Glory Aerospace Technology Group, Interstellar Space Technology Corporation Ltd, etc.) has successfully conducted a fairing separation test of the Hyperbola-3 launch vehicle. The fairing has a diameter of 5.2 meters.

 

[by78]

By the way, according to this paper, a previous debris strike had damaged one of the power cables for the solar panels on the Chinese space station. It took two spacewalks from the Shenzhou-17 crew to repair the damage.

 

[by78]

The latest image of the launchpad for the Long March 10 moon rocket.

The second lightning diversion tower for the Long March 10 launchpad is coming along (top left in the image).

 

[by78]

An update on Interstellor's CYZ-1 sub-orbital manned spacecraft: 1) A prototype is being built; 2) A test of the landing cushions is planned for the second half of this year; 3) A zero-altitude escape test is planned for 2026.

An image of one of the components of Interstellor's CYZ-1 sub-orbital manned spacecraft, a prototype of which is being constructed.

 

[by78]

High-resolution images of Long March 8A yao 5 being transferred to the launchpad (Hainan Commercial Spaceport launchpad no. 1).

 

[by78]

Haiyang Oriental Spaceport will build a new permanent launchpad for liquid rockets on Lianli island (连理岛), an artificial island constructed just offshore of Haiyang. The image below shows a bidding announcement for the launchpad project.

A construction update on Haiyang Oriental Spaceport's new launchpad located on Lianli island. The fueling system has been installed (for liquid oxygen, methane, kerosene, etc.)

 

[by78]

High-resolution images of CAS Space/Zhongke's dedicated launch facility for the Lijian-2 rocket.

Zhongke/CAS Space has officially commissioned into service the propellant fueling system at its dedicated launchpad for the Lijian-2 rocket.

 

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OrienSpace has just successfully completed the first full-system hot test run of the Force-110 engine.

OrienSpace has just successfully completed the second full-system hot test run of its Force-110 engine.

 

[ZachL111]

shenzhou-20 unkown with or without crew

Can almost guarantee at this point it will be with crew. Too many moving parts would have to move within a restricted time frame, and we would've seen indications ahead of time aside from this notice.