China's Space Program News Thread
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Zhurong Mars rover adopts two primary methods to keep itself warm. The first method is passive insulation. The rover is wrapped in a layer of aerogel, an extremely lightweight material with excellent insulation properties.
The second method utilizes phase transition. The rover has two circular windows on its top surface, and directly beneath them are 20 heat collectors, with each collector containing a special chemical. As sunlight passes through the circular windows, the collectors absorbs its heat, which in turn liquefies the chemical inside the collectors. At night, the liquid chemical slowly solidifies while releasing heat back into the interior of the rover to maintain a stable internal temperature.
The second method utilizes phase transition. The rover has two circular windows on its top surface, and directly beneath them are 20 heat collectors, with each collector containing a special chemical. As sunlight passes through the circular windows, the collectors absorbs its heat, which in turn liquefies the chemical inside the collectors. At night, the liquid chemical slowly solidifies while releasing heat back into the interior of the rover to maintain a stable internal temperature.
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The cause of the iSpace rocket failure on the 3rd of August has been identified and fixed
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The Orient (东方) Spaceport located in Yantai, Shandong province is currently under construction. Once finished, it will be home to a full-cycle solid-rocket production base as well as sea launch facilities. The planned annual production capacity is 20 CZ-11 rockets.
The spaceport is coming along nicely. It has just , which involves transporting a mockup rocket from the assembly plant to the launch platform and then erecting it for launch. The first launch from the spaceport is scheduled for March of 2022.
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