China's Space Program News Thread

[Hendrik_2000]

The astronaut will perform EVA in the next 10days So the suit is brought out from the cargo spacecraft. The robotic arm already been tested
Chinese taikonauts have moved the extravehicular spacesuit (EVA spacesuit) out of the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft and installed it in the node module of the Tianhe core module of China's space station.

EVA Spacesuit Moved out of Cargo Spacecraft to Node Module for Future Extravehicular Activities​

 

[longmarch]

Nothing is permanent in politics. "Permanent" just means making it harder to change.
It's not like a founding emperor orders all his descendants to follow the rules he set. Even then, an emperor down the line could say, well, time has changed and we have to change this. Nothing is set in stone.

So Nelson's answer really is: well I have no political will not power to change it, you do whatever you want. But it needs to be relaxed.

When we talked about LM-5 debris, I was saying that China doesn't give a shit about what US thinks, given the status it is. I think Nelson agrees.

 

[davidau]

Nothing is permanent in politics. "Permanent" just means making it harder to change.
It's not like a founding emperor orders all his descendants to follow the rules he set. Even then, an emperor down the line could say, well, time has changed and we have to change this. Nothing is set in stone.

So Nelson's answer really is: well I have no political will not power to change it, you do whatever you want. But it needs to be relaxed.

When we talked about LM-5 debris, I was saying that China doesn't give a shit about what US thinks, given the status it is. I think Nelson agrees.

US will be constantly demonize China, because China is travelling very fast in space technology and other technologies. US even suggested that the Tianhe robotic arm will catch US satelites. The US is mentally sick and lacking fundamental logic. Totally agree China does not give a cowshit what the US thinks.

 

[j17wang]

Apples in space.

Love the more candid photos now, which are more "day in the life" vs picture perfect photos. I assume they will be eating the apples fast (probably brought in from Shenzhou vs Tianzhou as those would have expired). By next month, it will probably be apple sauce they are eating like ISS.

 

[Temstar]

Love the more candid photos now, which are more "day in the life" vs picture perfect photos. I assume they will be eating the apples fast (probably brought in from Shenzhou vs Tianzhou as those would have expired). By next month, it will probably be apple sauce they are eating like ISS.

Indeed during Shezhou-12 launch they mentioned that the crewed spacecrafts also carry food, and they deliberately pack more perishable food in Shenzhou as opposed to Tianzhou and the crew will eat those food first.

To aid with food preservation there's apparently a small fridge on Tianhe.

 

[siegecrossbow]

When is the next resupply Tianzhou vehicle going to arrive? Before that happens I assume they need to deorbit the current Tianzhou and the trash onboard?

 

[by78]

More images of the EVA suit.

 

[by78]

One of the four high-resolution video cameras installed on the core module. Together they provide a panoramic view of the station (through real-time image stitching). The cameras will be used to record future space walks, module installations, etc.

 

[KampfAlwin]

It appears the latest iteration of LM-9 is now 2-stage, with no side boosters. Perhaps done for a possible stage recovery? It also uses new engines, YF-135, I've never heard of this. Don't know what will happen to YF-130

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1407907839683690499

 

[KampfAlwin]

921 rocket now called CZ-5DY. Latest design appears to have no launch abort tower compared to previous. I'm guessing it's integrated into the new space capsule?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1407953924515143683