China's Space Program Thread II

[by78]

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A recap of the lecture: Chang'e-6 will be launched in 2025, Chang'e-7 in 2026 , and Chang'e 8 in 2028. The new-generation manned spacecraft and lunar lander are being developed. The new-generation manned spacecraft can send three astronauts into the orbit around the moon and return to the earth, and the lunar lander can carry two astronauts to the surface.

The lecture also touched on the new heavy rockets and deep space exploration programs, which have been extensively covered on this thread.

The new manned spacecraft and lunar lander:

 

[by78]

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Other interesting images from the lecture include footage of various CSS components being tested and assembled.

Crawler arm:

Docking node:

 

[by78]

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on Tiangqin-1. A summary in English is below.

The "Tianqin-1" technical verification satellite recently passed the inspection and acceptance of the National Space Administration. The satellite was jointly developed by Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Corp, Sun Yat-sen University, and Huazhong University of Science and Technology. It was launched into orbit on December 20, 2019 on a Long March 4B carrier rocket, and it has for the first time measured and obtained global gravity field data. The satellite's performance has been beyond expectations. The successor satellite, named "Tianqin-2", is expected to be ready for launch in early 2026.

 

[Red tsunami]

Long March 6C is the strong successor of Long March 2D.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1605376342383398912

 

[H2O]

Should we create a new thread that specifically deals with global space forces, the militarization of space and China's participation in the 2nd Space Race and the new frontier?

Are you suggesting one thread for the topics you listed or separate threads for each topic? I wouldn't mind if we got an annual recap of China's civilian space activities.

 

[by78]

Some nice images of the Wenchang launch center.

 

[by78]

World Cup celebration in Argentina, captured by a Jilin-1 observation satellite.

 

[supercat]

China's space exploration plan: 1st phase of International Lunar Research Station in 2028, "lunar internet" in the future.

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[by78]

Some nice images from the Chinese space station.

 

[sunnymaxi]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1605926934311043072

PIESAT 航天宏图 plans to build a 38-satellite constellation: Nuwa-1, including 28 SARs and 10 optical imaging satellites. The first 4, named PIESAT-1, are planned to be launched on March 30 2023..