Chinese space station set to crash-land on Earth's surface within months

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  • Launched in 2011, the 8.5-ton Tiangong-1 space laboratory had originally been a symbol of Beijing's ambitious scientific bid to become a space superpower.
  • However, last year Chinese officials confirmed the country's first orbiting space station had to be scrapped after its functions failed following two years in space.
  • China's equivalent of NASA, the China National Space Administration (CNSA), has informed the United Nations that the space station had begun its descent and would be carefully monitoring its final plunge.
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A Chinese space station has begun its out-of-control descent towards Earth's surface and is expected to crash-land within a few months.

Launched in 2011, the 8.5-ton Tiangong-1 space laboratory had originally been a symbol of Beijing's ambitious scientific bid to become a space superpower.

However, last year Chinese officials confirmed the country's first orbiting space station had to be scrapped after its functions failed following two years in space.


Since then, the space station known as "Heavenly Palace" has been gradually decaying and, in recent weeks, has accelerated its descent into the Earth's atmosphere.

Pieces weighing as much as 100kg may fall from the skies
Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist from Harvard University, told The Guardian in an interview published Friday that he anticipated Tiangong-1 to hit Earth's surface sometime between this month and April.

While much of the craft is expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere, McDowell also reportedly said that some parts weighing as much as 100 kilograms could crash-land to Earth with scientists unable to predict where they will come down until only hours beforehand.

China's equivalent of NASA, the China National Space Administration (CNSA), has informed the United Nations that the space station had begun its descent and would be carefully monitoring its final plunge.

The chance that anyone would be harmed by Tiangong-1's debris is considered highly unlikely.
Ya it is out of control and loosing elevation in 2 figure in meters everyday and chinese are unable to fix the problem.
 

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have you ever send any human to space?have you ever soft landed a explorer on moon?
That is not our priority. We send only one mission to mars and that bought much more information of moon to mankind than any other mission including the discovery of water. We know very well how your mission to moon did when it was launched.
 

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Question: Why a space station with a lifespan of just 2 years???

Answer: That's because fake and poor quality Chinese stuff doesn't last more than that!

But I have to admit that you Chinese are one up on us where sending astronauts to space is concerned.
Looks like Chinese are aware their electronic wont last more than that. Whats point of having such object in space for 2 years, when it will be threat to the Earthlings in such short time.
 

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LOL...the idiots always group here ... what's wrong with the designed mission life span for a space craft?

Chandrayaan-1

Mission duration Planned: 2 years
Final: 10 months, 6 days
for the TG-1 mission, all the mission subjects achieved within the planed 2-year life span, then cames the Task extension as the bonus.

TG-1 was the first space docking target and then worked as a low orbit reconnaissance satellite in the extension mission period . it also test the durability of current design and compoents and parts.

so far, the modified sister craft/ the china first space LAB TG-2 has also finished her designed mission phase(one year) ,entering the extension missions when the TZ-1 cargo ship reentried a few weeks ago...another bonus time begins...

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lol...the same old stuff was already here more than a year ago...as I said ,quite some indian are ill-informed with poor scientific literacy.
http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/...ould-crash-into-earth-any-minute.76945/page-2).

something visually spectacular might be recorded if the reentry is over the populated areas, at this moment we don't know yet...but the date is close.

TG-1 is well monitored...weekly report here...http://en.cmse.gov.cn/col/col1763/index.html

we are expecting something like this but it also said few remains might drop in the end

Space Shuttle Columbia event
 
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LOL...the idiots always group here ... what's wrong with the designed mission life span for a space craft?



for the TG-1 mission, all the mission subjects achieved within the planed 2-year life span, then cames the Task extension as the bonus.

TG-1 was the first space docking target and then worked as a low orbit reconnaissance satellite in the extension mission period . it also test the durability of current design and compoents and parts.

so far, the modified sister craft/ the china first space LAB TG-2 has also finished her designed mission phase(one year) ,entering the extension missions when the TZ-1 cargo ship reentried a few weeks ago...another bonus time begins...

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lol...the same old stuff was already here more than a year ago...as I said ,quite some indian are ill-informed with poor scientific literacy.
http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/...ould-crash-into-earth-any-minute.76945/page-2).

something visually spectacular might be recorded if the reentry is over the populated areas, at this moment we don't know yet...but the date is close.

TG-1 is well monitored...weekly report here...http://en.cmse.gov.cn/col/col1763/index.html

we are expecting something like this but it also said few remains might drop in the end

Space Shuttle Columbia event
10 months 6 days for a moon orbiter with a expected life span of 2 years, that is the quality of made in India.
 

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That is not our priority. We send only one mission to mars and that bought much more information of moon to mankind than any other mission including the discovery of water. We know very well how your mission to moon did when it was launched.
what a crap! that is not your priority, as if India is capable of doing something larger.

let us be honest, India lacks the money and technology to soft land anything on moon as of now.
 

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what a crap! that is not your priority, as if India is capable of doing something larger.

let us be honest, India lacks the money and technology to soft land anything on moon as of now.
Wait till end of the year as you can see the landing of three rowers in a single attempt. An attemt never conducted by any space agency till date.

A much better version of rover from ISRO will come along with Chandrayaan 2 in 2018.

If you are willing to be honest in any way then you wouldn't say that India lacks in technology.

We were the first to detect water on Moon. We are the only nation to suscced to Mars in the very first attempt.

Manned flight is not attempted because of other priorities.
 

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10 months 6 days for a moon orbiter with a expected life span of 2 years, that is the quality of made in India.
We planned mars mission with 6 moth's life span which has completed 1000 days and life span is increased atleast up to 2020. Our Moon mission failed because of non availability of temperature DATA which was higher than what was anticipated and thus damaged electronics. Mission was perfect from launch to capturing in moon orbit and it bought much more information of moon to mankind that any other mission. It bought much more information than all of your mission put to gather. So do not be idiot and expose your great knowledge of Space science like your copy cat scientists.
 

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what a crap! that is not your priority, as if India is capable of doing something larger.

let us be honest, India lacks the money and technology to soft land anything on moon as of now.
Ohhh We can launch a mission to Mars in copybook manner in first attempt and can not put a man in 600 km orbit for shitty 3 days like you people? Go and have some coffee. Man mission was never and is not our priority. You have nothing to show so you are bringing man mission every time here. We have no plan to do it for coming 5 years. Just launch 104 satellite with one rocket and then come for discussion. Just test sremjet engine and reusable launch vehicle and then come here and fart. You guys are unable to achieve what we have achieved with Just 1/6th of budget. You guys are nothing against ISRO. Your copycat launches of satellites are no more useful than giving chinese public some orgasm.
 

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what a crap! that is not your priority, as if India is capable of doing something larger.

let us be honest, India lacks the money and technology to soft land anything on moon as of now.
Picking up luner sample was done in 1970s by US & Russian. Others after spending millions are doing it now.

About soft landing, re-entry and small liquid motors are perfected long ago. Since perfection upto Mars was shown, soft landing on moon or back wont be a problem.

Isro does have plans for two rovers in one flight. Lets wait and see.

About doing large, we didn't see much benifits from expensive humans in space programme.
 

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10 months 6 days for a moon orbiter with a expected life span of 2 years, that is the quality of made in India
wait a minute the Jade rabbit which was planned for 3 months (planned)[1] Elapsed: 1419 days
Immobile since 25 January 2014, 42 days after landing was due to the same temperature issue check some things before you call us names
 

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wait a minute the Jade rabbit which was planned for 3 months (planned)[1] Elapsed: 1419 days
Immobile since 25 January 2014, 42 days after landing was due to the same temperature issue check some things before you call us names
at least it is on the moon, have you ever put anything on the moon with crashing it?
 

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at least it is on the moon, have you ever put anything on the moon with crashing it?
look here sir while you steal we make by braking our backs and racking our brains we belive in small steps and sure we will also put a rover on the moon wait and watch

for a space program that started by carrying its payload on a bullock cart we are doing quite nice thank you while india might not have a rover we will have it so till then keep mocking us it is good actually
 

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at least it is on the moon, have you ever put anything on the moon with crashing it?
LOL.......
Typicall yellow stinky logic

India's first moon mission discovered water. Even after crashing MIP, ground breaking discovery came out of it. What about China probe: what have they achieved unique in their first moon mission: what difference did it make:?

.........LOL
 

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at least it is on the moon, have you ever put anything on the moon with crashing it?
Start counting the days....

ISRO is to set record on 28/12/17 we won't be launching one, but three rovers creating the record.

If you ask about records, then ISRO has a long list of breaking the old records and setting new ones.

Instead of all the rant, I think highly advanced country like yours, should have participated in the Lunar Xpress contest. Then again, if 3000 participants submitted their interest, all of'em without any previous knowledge on space missions, then why there is a lack of interest from China.
 

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