Chinese Space Program

Whenever the rover/probe actually gets close to them such things invariably turn out to be oddly shaped boulders. :(
 
China’s Chang’e 5 lunar lander has sent back the first on-site evidence of water on the surface of the moon.The moon had long been thought to be totally dry, but scientists have confirmed the presence of water on its surface just over a decade ago.
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China’s lunar probe finds first on-site evidence of water on moon

The presence of water had been confirmed by remote observation but the lander has now detected signs of the H20 molecule in rocks and soil.
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China Building "Artificial Moon" Facility That Simulates Low Gravity With Magnets

Researchers in China are developing an "artificial Moon: facility that can simulate the gravity of the lunar surface with the help of magnets.
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China has built an artificial moon that simulates low-gravity conditions

Inspired by experiments to levitate a frog, it is said to be the first of its kind and could play a key role in the country’s future lunar missions.
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China to complete building of space station in 2022

Beijing (XNA) Jan 06, 2022 - China will complete the building of its space station in 2022, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The country will see 40-plus space launches in 2022, includi
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CASC plans more than 40 space launches for China in 2022

Beijing (XNA) Jan 06, 2022 - China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the country's major space contractor, plans to carry out more than 40 space launch missions this year, according to its annual work report. Among t
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China’s Shijian-21 towed dead satellite to a high graveyard orbit

China’s Shijian-21 space debris mitigation satellite has docked with a defunct Chinese satellite to drastically alter its geostationary orbit, demonstrating capabilities only previously exhibited b…
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In late December, Shijian-21 approached the defunct Beidou-2 G2 navigation satellite, matching its orbit and rendezvousing with, and eventually docking with the spacecraft, a video representation from space situational awareness (SSA) company COMSPOC shows.

Shijian-21 undocked from Beidou-2 G2 on Jan. 26, leaving the defunct satellite in a disposal orbit. Shijian-21 has sincedreturned to GEO, according to newly-released tracking data from U.S. Space Force’s 18th Space Control Squadron (SPCS).
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Tianzhou-5 will carry 5 cubesats to be launched from the CSS:

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Core module of China's space station achieves anticipated goal

Tianhe, the core module of China's space station, has completed its verification of key technologies and achieved its expected goal.


Yang Hong, chief designer of the space station system of the China Manned Space Program at the China Academy of Space Technology, made the remarks at a press conference in Beijing on Sunday.


Yang said the core module has been in orbit for almost one year, and all missions have been carried out smoothly and according to plan, including rendezvous and docking with two manned spacecraft and two cargo spacecraft, as well as the three-month stay of the Shenzhou-12 crew and the six-month stay of the Shenzhou-13 crew.


Missions including extravehicular activities and manual remote operations were carried out in the past year.


Key technologies related to physical and chemical recycling and life support, large complex control, as well as large flexible solar cell wings and driving, have been verified.


Evaluation results show that Tianhe's current functions perform better than their design, Yang said.


Tianhe's recycling and life-support system has provided a good environment for astronauts' metabolism needs in orbit, Yang said.


Moisture discharged by astronauts is collected as condensed water, and urine is recycled and processed into drinking water and oxygen. Tianhe's water recycling efficiency is higher than 95 percent.


The amount of drinking water and oxygen that needs to be carried by cargo spacecraft has been greatly reduced thanks to the technology.


Large-scale flexible solar cell wings have been providing energy for the core module and its complex. The assessment showed that the solar cell wings have a power generation capacity approaching 10 kilowatt, beyond the expectations of their design.


Four extravehicular activities conducted by the Shenzhou-12 and Shenzhou-13 crews covered the operations, installation and maintenance of electronics, machines, pipelines and other typical equipment outside the cabin, and laid a solid foundation for astronauts to install and maintain extravehicular facilities during long-term operational periods after the completion of the space station, Yang said.


The robot arm played an important role in the whole key technology verification process and performed excellently. Its joint motion ability and terminal positioning accuracy met its design expectations. Its stiffness proved to be capable of lifting and transferring large loads, Yang said.


Since 2020, China has successfully carried out six flight missions, including the space station core module Tianhe, the Shenzhou-12 and Shenzhou-13 manned spacecraft, and the Tianzhou-2 and Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft, Hao Chun, director of the China Manned Space Agency, said at the press conference.


All six missions achieved success and completed their goal of verifying key technologies, Hao said.


According to schedule, China will complete the in-orbit construction of its space station by 2022. A total of six missions are planned for this year, including the launch of the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft in May, the Shenzhou-14 manned spacecraft in June, the lab module Wentian in July, and the lab module Mengtian in October.


The three modules will form a T shape to complete the in-orbit construction of China's space station, followed by the launch of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft and the Shenzhou-15 manned spacecraft, Hao said.
 
India’s space agency is examining a large metal ring and a cylinder-like object that fell into rural western India April 2, with a preliminary investigation suggesting they could be parts of a Chinese space rocket’s upper stage that reentered the atmosphere that day.

Two scientists from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) conducted the onsite investigation in Sindewahi on April 15. They tentatively labeled the objects as parts of a Chinese Long March rocket, according to local reports. A formal investigation is underway.

The metal ring is reportedly two to three meters in diameter and weighs more than 40 kilograms. The cylinder-like object is about a half meter in diameter.

Space-watcher Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics tweeted April 4 that the ring was consistent with a piece of China’s Long March 3B rocket. In another tweet,McDowell said the crashed objects could be parts of the third stage of Long March 3B serial number Y77, which was launched in February 2021. China remains silent on the reentry incident.
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India examining crashed space debris suspected to be parts of China’s Long March rocket

India’s space agency is examining a large metal ring and a cylinder-like object that fell into rural western India April 2, with a preliminary investigation suggesting they could be parts of a Chin…
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