China's Space Program News Thread

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[FairAndUnbiased]

Helium-3, the next generation super fuel, that can be mined from Moon's surface.

Researchers estimate that 25 tons of helium-3 could power the United States for an entire year.

hold up, we haven't even started fusion yet.

He-3 has other important uses though:

1. cryogenic refrigerators to cool objects to mK levels. this can be used for superconductivity and quantum computing.
2. working fluid for heat engines which can be built easily on the moon
3. particle detectors, also useful on the moon

 

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New launch complex under construction at Jiuquan for LM-8, ZhuQue, Hyperbola, etc.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1456609505148424194

 

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广目/Virūpākṣa，means deformed eye or clairvoyance. A Buddhist god, the guardian of the western direction

not deformed, but broad and far sight. A Chinese word has broad meanings in different context and the meanings may have evolved over time. This word is from classical or middle classical Chinese, so eye (today) can also mean sight and vision in classic.

 

[no_name]

Probably either referring to wider coverage or broad spectrum capabilities or both.

 

[by78]

The mission badges of the four CZ-6 launches of 2021.

 

[by78]

A high resolution official photograph of the three taikonauts currently onboard the Chinese space station. I don't remember if I had shared this.

 

[SciNews]

Long March-2D launches the first Yaogan-35 satellites