China's Space Program News Thread

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CZ-9 sized launchers may have a brighter future than people think. Orbital Solar Power Stations. 2040's? May even making a decent profit with a mature carbon trading market.
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I dont think that orbital power stations will ever be economically feasible with the space launch technology that we have. And even launching one, there will be a host of problems.

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Inside the transport platform that carries the LM-5 rocket vertically from the assembly hall to the launch tower. The base of the platform is 28m by 23m, and the vertical arm is 70m high. The entire platform weighs more than 2000 tons.

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giving an overview of China's Mars exploration program and other endeavors. My technical Chinese in this area is limited, so I'm not able to translate. The paper however does contain an English abstract. I'll let our Chinese speaking members translate and give thoughts and comments.

Some interesting illustrations from the paper:
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