CNSA news, Updates and Discussions

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Shenzhou-17 landed

 

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China Space Station TiangongView attachment 250852 Zoom in to see all the detailsView attachment 250853
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The construction of China Space Station has really come a long way

 

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The construction of China Space Station has really come a long wayView attachment 250890
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Dedicated to over two decades of Chinese human space fight & twenty two Taikonauts who have been to space.

 

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2024 is a critical year for China's Crewed Moon Landing program. Stay tuned.

 

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I will be away for a while due to the harsh environment of directed censorship on IDF. Goodbye guys.

I will miss you all & those good old days.

 

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I will be away for a while due to the harsh environment of directed censorship on IDF. Goodbye guys.View attachment 250908
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This is probably my last post on IDF

Beijing night view from ISS (courtesy of Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforett)

 

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Don't let the door hit you on the way out. You shall not be missed.

 

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Don't let the door hit you on the way out. You shall not be missed.


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Taklamakan Desert & Issyk Kul Lake viewed from CSS's little window

 

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The 8.2 t Chang'e 6 Moon sample return probe was directly sent to LTO by Long March 5 rocket two hours ago

 

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The 8.2 t Chang'e 6 Moon sample return probe was directly sent to LTO by Long March 5 rocket two hours agoView attachment 251289
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Approved Chinese robotic space missions(2025-2030):

2025 Tianwen-2 Asteroid sample return & comet orbiting
2026 Chang'e 7 Moon landing
2027 Asteroid defense & redirection
2028 Chang'e 8 Moon landing
2029 Tianwen-3 Mars sample return
2030 Tianwen-4 Jupiter & Callisto orbiter & Uranus fly probe

Note: There's no CNSA robotic mission on Venus. CNSA seems to be less interested in Venus exploration. However, the possibility of a CAS Venus robotic mission VOICE(Volcano Imaging and Climate Explorer) cannot be ruled out.

 

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Seven engines of private Galactic Energy Pallas-1 first stage

Pallas-1 is a kerolox fueled rocket with a payload capacity of 8t to LEO.

 

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Seven engines of private Galactic Energy Pallas-1 first stage View attachment 252080

Pallas-1 is a kerolox fueled rocket with a payload capacity of 8t to LEO.
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In comparison with nine engines of private Space Pioneer Tianlong-3 first stage

Tianlong-3 is a kerolox fueled rocket with a payload capacity of 17t to LEO.

 

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Private launch company Deep Blue Aerospace test fired the first stage of its kerolox fueled liquid rocket Nebula-1 in May 2024

Video with great details

Nebula-1 is a kerolox powered liquid rocket with a payload capacity of 2t to LEO.

 

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Intense construction activities are underway 24/7 at China's 6th launch site

All construction work will be completed by June 2024 for the inaugural launch of the Guowang/StarNet & G60 Starlink mega constellations with 25,000 + satellites in total

Chinese launch sites(as of May 2024):
1.Jiuquan, Gansu province
2.Xichang, Sichuan province
3.Taiyun, Shanxi province
4.Wenchang, Hainan province
5.Haiyang Oriental Space Harbor, Shandong province
6.Hainan International Launch Site, Hainan province

 

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Intense construction activities are underway 24/7 at China's 6th launch site

All construction work will be completed by June 2024 for the inaugural launch of the Guowang/StarNet & G60 Starlink mega constellations with 25,000 + satellites in totalView attachment 252305
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Chinese launch sites(as of May 2024):
1.Jiuquan, Gansu province
2.Xichang, Sichuan province
3.Taiyun, Shanxi province
4.Wenchang, Hainan province
5.Haiyang Oriental Space Harbor, Shandong province
6.Hainan International Launch Site, Hainan province

This will be a giant industry!!!

 

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Private launch company Deep Blue Aerospace test fired the first stage of its kerolox fueled liquid rocket Nebula-1 in May 2024

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Nebula-1 is a kerolox powered liquid rocket with a payload capacity of 2t to LEO.
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In comparison with the hot fire test of private launch company Galactic Energy's 50 t thrust LOX/RP-1 fueled rocket engine Welkin in May 2024

Great details!

 

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This will be a giant industry!!!

I concur