China's Space Program News Thread

[PeregrineFalcon]

Ways must be found to increase the status of scientists etc. I often cringe when I hear some young boy/girl on tv or youtube says "I want to be an actor/actress when I grow up". Nothing wrong with that but if it becomes commonplace then a nation's progress will be hampered in the long run. Also never let identity politics into anything!

 

[escobar]

It begins

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1416669832351600643

 

[tiancai8888]

wasn't there a construction of new launch pad? Either in Jiuquan or in Taiyuan, I don't remember.

The finale design is based on LOX/Methane engine, so it will need new launch pad. But I don't know if the test is a prototype using the final engine or a tech demo using a modified LM 234.

XiChang has a upgraded pad, While Jiuquan & Tiayuan both have new pads. I have seen the pic of the vehicle's launch pad. The pad is for that vehicle only. Based on the pad , the vehicle is not big and it's cryogenic.

 

[siegecrossbow]

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[Engineer]

If only would they pay them rock star money as well. The truth is even 2nd rate pretty boys with awful acting skills can earn way more than scientists/aerospace engineers in China. Societal approval can only carry one’s career so far.

CPC needs to intervene and do something about that.

The West shows the final stage of what happens when the situation is allowed to fester. Basically, the situation created a culture that ignore facts and science while rewarding natural influencers. Those influencers ended up getting to positions of power, getting by without ever having to listen to others and spreading lies. At some point, shit hits the fan, then engineers and scientists are thrown under the bus with full approval from society.

 

[discspinner]

bad times create good men
good men create good times
good times create bad men
bad men create bad times

Xi is trying to prolong the current crop of good folks with his emphasis on Red education. Hopefully this will carry China to where it wants to be, which I'm sure it will reach in the next 50 years.

 

[taxiya]

It begins

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1416669832351600643

The poster's speculation of 921 is wrong.

The site is for commercial launch business
Official announcement

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文昌国际航天城项目位于海南省文昌市东郊镇，总用地面积约9.5万平方米，新建建筑面积约3.4万平方米。该项目依托海南文昌国际航天城，布局以商业火箭为代表的总装测试、海上发射能力，打造一体化的产品集成发射产业基地，形成“快销、快打”的商业火箭运营服务模式，迎接商业微小卫星发射市场，抢占海上发射商业火箭市场保障服务主导权。

And primarily CZ-8 融合型.
From Hainan Radio & TV station:

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开工仪式上， 文昌国际航天城管理局副局长胡朝斌、长征八号型号总指挥肖耘依次进行了发言。

 

[KenC]

From GT: The spacecraft, which was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gansu Province, landed at an airport in Alxa Right Banner in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

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[no_name]

bad times create good men
good men create good times
good times create bad men
bad men create bad times

Xi is trying to prolong the current crop of good folks with his emphasis on Red education. Hopefully this will carry China to where it wants to be, which I'm sure it will reach in the next 50 years.

Bad times create tough men, not necessarily good. To be good requires a good leadership group.
Compare Mao's revolution with Hitler's rise.

Good times create weak men. Plus something like 7 gender identifications.

 

[siegecrossbow]

Bad times create tough men, not necessarily good. To be good requires a good leadership group.
Compare Mao's revolution with Hitler's rise.

Good times create weak men. Plus something like 7 gender identifications.

More like weak and stupid. It’s fascinating isn’t it. When the nation is weak and impoverished people work hard to improve it so that the next generation could live better. But when the nation building is complete, people inevitably become rich and spoiled, and the cycle happens all over again.

End off topic rant.