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Yutu-2 lunar rover update:
travel distance: 772 m(as of 31 Aug 2021)

 

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Chinese Mars helicopter prototype

 

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Chinese Mars helicopter prototype
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China is developing its own Mars helicopter

China is developing its own Mars helicopter - SpaceNews

China is looking at ways of expanding its space exploration capabilities including through a vehicle similar in appearance to NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter.

spacenews.com

HELSINKI — China is looking at ways of expanding its space exploration capabilities including through a vehicle similar in appearance to NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter.

A prototype of “Mars surface cruise drone” passed a final acceptance review Aug. 20, the National Space Science Center (NSSC) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced Wednesday.

The rotorcraft was one of three projects in a technology cultivation program promoted by the NSSC. The vehicle project was led by Bian Chunjiang of the NSSC and features a micro spectrometer.

The concept could be considered for future Chinese Mars exploration but the NSSC did not identify a mission on which the drone may fly.

China’s Mars mission, Tianwen, entered orbit around the Red Planet in February. This feat was followed by a successful landing of the roughly 240-kilogram, solar-powered Zhurong rover in May. China’s next Mars mission is currently listed as a sample return mission, launching in the 2028 windows.

 

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Imaged by FengYun-3E

 

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5-meter diameter tank bottom using Friction Stir Welding technology

 

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Yutu-2 lunar rover update:
travel distance: 772 m(as of 31 Aug 2021)
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A Long March 3B rocket launched the classified TJS-7 satellite into GEO at UTC+8 23:30 24 Aug 2021.
It is China's 31st launch of the year.

Coming up next:
A Long March 4C rocket will launch Gaofen-5 Group 2 satellites on 7 Sept 2021.
A Long March 3B rocket will launch Zhongxing-9B telecommunication satellites on 9 Sept 2021.
A Galactic Energy Ceres-1 rocket will launch Fangzhou-2 satellites on 10 Sept 2021.
A Long March 2C rocket will launch Yaogan-32 Group 2 satellites on 12 Sept 2021.
The Shenzhou-12 crewed spacecraft with 3 astronauts will depart from the Chinese Space Station(CSS) on 15 Sept 2021.
A Kuaizhou 1A rocket will launch Gaofen-2F satellites on 19 Sept 2021.
A Long March 7 rocket will launch the Tianzhou-3 cargo resupply ship to dock with the Chinese Space Station(CSS) on 20 Sept 2021.
A Kuaizhou 1A rocket will launch Gaofen-2D satellites on 25 Sept 2021.
A Long March 2F rocket will launch the Shenzhou-13 crewed spacecraft with 3 astronauts to dock with the Chinese space Station(CSS) on 3 Oct 2021.
A Long March 4C rocket will launch Daqi-1 CO2 monitoring satellites on XX Oct 2021.
A Kuaizhou-1A rocket will launch Geesats on XX Oct 2021.
A Long March 4C rocket will launch Gaofen-3 Group 2 C-Band SAR satellites on XX Oct 2021.
A Kuaizhou-1A rocket will launch Hede satellites on XX Oct 2021.

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A Long March 4C rocket launched Gaofen-5 Group 2 Earth observation satellites on 7 Sept 2021.
It is China's 32nd launch of the year.

Coming up next:
A Long March 3B rocket will launch Zhongxing-9B telecommunication satellites on 9 Sept 2021.

 

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A Long March 4C rocket launched Gaofen-5 Group 2 Earth observation satellites on 7 Sept 2021.
It is China's 32nd launch of the year.

Coming up next:
A Long March 3B rocket will launch Zhongxing-9B telecommunication satellites on 9 Sept 2021.

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[SexyChineseLady]

WOW! 32 launches already and 44 for the year! Space has become a just another industry in China now.

 

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WOW! 32 launches already and 44 for the year! Space has become a just another industry in China now.

Rockets should be mass manufactured and launched on a daily basis.

 

[SexyChineseLady]

Rockets should be mass manufactured and launched on a daily basis.

Yes, and they will need to be mass produced to an umpteenth level once China starts on this project -- a kilometer long space station!!!

China Wants to Build a Mega Spaceship That's Nearly a Mile Long

A proposal plans to study how to build a giant spacecraft

www.scientificamerican.com

 

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rehearsal for Shenzhou-12 re-entry capsule landing on 15 Sept 2021

 

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Photos taken by Shenzhou-12 commander Nie Haisheng
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Photos taken by Shenzhou-12 crew member Liu Boming

 

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A Long March 4C rocket launched Gaofen-5 Group 2 Earth observation satellites on 7 Sept 2021.
It is China's 32nd launch of the year.

Coming up next:
A Long March 3B rocket will launch Zhongxing-9B telecommunication satellites on 9 Sept 2021.

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A Long March 3B rocket launched Zhongxing-9B television broadcasting satellite on 9 Sept 2021.
It is China's 33rd launch of the year.

Coming up next:
A Long March 2C rocket will launch Yaogan-32 Group 2 satellites on 12 Sept 2021.

 

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Expedition-2 to CSS on 16 Oct 2021(delayed from 3 Oct)
Shenzhou-13 crew members:
Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping(female), Ye Guangfu

 

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A Long March 3B rocket launched Zhongxing-9B television broadcasting satellite on 9 Sept 2021.
It is China's 33rd launch of the year.

Coming up next:
A Long March 2C rocket will launch Yaogan-32 Group 2 satellites on 13 Sept 2021.

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A Long March 2C rocket launched Yaogan-32 Group 2 satellites on 13 Sept 2021.
It is China's 34th launch of the year.

Coming up next:
A Kuaizhou 1A rocket will launch Gaofen-2F Earth observation satellites on 19 Sept 2021.
A Long March 7 rocket will launch the Tianzhou-3 cargo resupply spacecraft to dock with the Chinese Space Station(CSS) on 20 Sept 2021.

 

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A Long March 2C rocket launched Yaogan-32 Group 2 satellites on 13 Sept 2021.
It is China's 34th launch of the year.

Coming up next:
A Kuaizhou 1A rocket will launch Gaofen-2F Earth observation satellites on 19 Sept 2021.
A Long March 7 rocket will launch the Tianzhou-3 cargo resupply spacecraft to dock with the Chinese Space Station(CSS) on 20 Sept 2021.

today's launch was scrubbed at the last minute.

 

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Newly released photo taken by Yutu-1 rover in 2013

 

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rehearsal for Shenzhou-12 re-entry capsule landing on 17 Sept 2021
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