China's Space Program Thread II
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UAE's 2nd lunar rover Emirates-2 will ride aboard Chang'e-7
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The vibration test system of the Fifth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology Group is capable of producing a lateral thrust of 70 tons and a vertical thrust of 140 tons. It's used to simulate the vibrations experienced by payloads at the moment of rocket launch. The system has completed vibration tests for China's new-generation manned spacecraft and all the modules of the Chinese space station.
The Shenzhou-14 crew carried out their second EVA outside of the China Space Station from 13:35 to 17:47 UTC+8, Sept 17, 2022.
Chen Dong and Cai Xuzhe went out of the CSS today while Liu Yang stay inside supporting their activities.
Chen and Cai installed the foot stopper, workbench, auxiliary handle and pumps set for the payload circuit extention outside the Wentian Module, exercised the extravehicular rescue procedure, verified the function and co-operativity of the small robotic arm and tested the supporting devices for EVA during this more than four hours mission.
Photos taken by the panorama camera of the Wentian lab.
Photos taken by the cameras of the spacesuits.
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Look at the flat earth, seems so round.
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The latest design iteration on the CZ-9 (Long March 9) carrier rocket presented by Mr. Long Lehao. The design is no longer stepped, meaning the entire rocket has a single diameter (10.6m). The second and third stages still use 120-ton supplementary combustion hydrogen-oxygen engines. The first stage now has 24 240-ton oxygen/kerosene engines, as opposed to 26 oxygen/kerosene engines.
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The latest information on the Chang'e 7 mission:
1) It will be launched toward the end of 2026 on a CZ-5 rocket;
2) The design life is more than eight years, and the total weight is at least 8.2 tons;
3) It consists of six parts: orbiter, lander, Chinese rover, UAE rover, a hopping/flying probe, and a relay satellite;
4) Will land on the lunar south pole and carry out comprehensive and detailed exploration of the topography, material composition, geological structure, space environment, and potential resources of the lunar polar region;
5) Will verify some key engineering technologies for the future lunar research base, such as high-precision fixed-point landing, and verification of the lifespan and reliability of various sensors and detectors in lunar environments.
6) The small leaping/flying probe has a design life of six months. It's capable of repeated takeoff and landing as well as surface crawling. After fully charging its battery using solar power, it will fly into the eternally dark area at the bottom of the lunar south pole impact crater. Using the water molecule and hydrogen isotope analyzers it carries, it will look for water and other volatile substances.
7) Will observe the Earth's magnetic field as well as the magnetosphere (plasmasphere + magnetotail) from the moon. Will build a Lunar-Earth measurement and observation experimental system with a baseline of 400,000 kilometers.
1) It will be launched toward the end of 2026 on a CZ-5 rocket;
2) The design life is more than eight years, and the total weight is at least 8.2 tons;
3) It consists of six parts: orbiter, lander, Chinese rover, UAE rover, a hopping/flying probe, and a relay satellite;
4) Will land on the lunar south pole and carry out comprehensive and detailed exploration of the topography, material composition, geological structure, space environment, and potential resources of the lunar polar region;
5) Will verify some key engineering technologies for the future lunar research base, such as high-precision fixed-point landing, and verification of the lifespan and reliability of various sensors and detectors in lunar environments.
6) The small leaping/flying probe has a design life of six months. It's capable of repeated takeoff and landing as well as surface crawling. After fully charging its battery using solar power, it will fly into the eternally dark area at the bottom of the lunar south pole impact crater. Using the water molecule and hydrogen isotope analyzers it carries, it will look for water and other volatile substances.
7) Will observe the Earth's magnetic field as well as the magnetosphere (plasmasphere + magnetotail) from the moon. Will build a Lunar-Earth measurement and observation experimental system with a baseline of 400,000 kilometers.