Chinese Space Program

[Flyaway]

Chang’e-7 to include “flying detector”

View: https://youtu.be/TecH94d1TTw

 

[jsport]

China Addresses Awkward Situation on Mars

China's Mars rover Zhurong has remained in its hibernation state since May 2022. Officials are finally ready to talk.

futurism.com

 

[Michel Van]

According this article
China plans full reusability for its super heavy Long March 9 rocket

China plans full reusability for its super heavy Long March 9 rocket

China plans full reusability for its super heavy Long March 9 rocket China is planning to make a fully reusable version of its Long March 9 rocket designed to launch infrastructure and deep space missions.

spacenews.com

 

[TomcatViP]

CNSA announces that 1.5g Chang'e-5 lunar sample has been shared with France🇫🇷 during Macron's state visit in early April and another 1.5g with Russia 🇷🇺 during Putin's visit in 2022. https://t.co/tN2bEwYD9c pic.twitter.com/y1n64BK67i

— China 'N Asia Spaceflight 🚀𝕏 🛰️ (@CNSpaceflight) April 24, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1650341255627542529

CNSA announces that 1.5g Chang'e-5 lunar sample has been shared with France during Macron's state visit in early April and another 1.5g with Russia during Putin's visit in 2022.

J'en ai mal a ma lune!

 

[Flyaway]

👀 CNSA has recently released a big volume of data by Zhurong's Navigation and Topography Camera and @shujianyang converted them into 810 jpg files https://t.co/F6JchvW74S pic.twitter.com/WOBG5eCV31

— China 'N Asia Spaceflight 🚀𝕏 🛰️ (@CNSpaceflight) April 29, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1652185114078769152

CNSA has recently released a big volume of data by Zhurong's Navigation and Topography Camera and @shujianyang converted them into 810 jpg files https://weibo.com/7394207363/MEcSum14v

More pictures from Mars surface taken by Zhurong Mars Rover after its landing are being released recently. Pic 1 edited by @areoinfo, Pic 2 (810 photos) collected by Weibo:空间栈 https://t.co/ICRmhx4viN pic.twitter.com/blTlZXLLDB

— CNSA Watcher (@CNSAWatcher) April 29, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/cnsawatcher/status/1652180170546069510

More pictures from Mars surface taken by Zhurong Mars Rover after its landing are being released recently. Pic 1 edited by @areoinfo, Pic 2 (810 photos) collected by Weibo:空间栈 buff.ly/3n5ofla

 

[Flyaway]

😮Liquid water on Mars in low attitudes. Researchers studied data from NaTeCam, MSCam, and MarSCoDe instruments aboard Zhurong Mars Rover, and discussed the possibility of water activity at low latitudes during the contemporary period on Mars. Paper: https://t.co/Rl79LXMCJx pic.twitter.com/xdJSw1zJM6

— CNSA Watcher (@CNSAWatcher) May 5, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/CNSAWatcher/status/1654374370305818625

Liquid water on Mars in low attitudes. Researchers studied data from NaTeCam, MSCam, and MarSCoDe instruments aboard Zhurong Mars Rover, and discussed the possibility of water activity at low latitudes during the contemporary period on Mars.

 

[publiusr]

That’s the polar opposite of Viking’s terrain in terms of interest.

I think Viking photos set Mars exploration interest back actually.

 

[Flyaway]

The first satellite images are coming through and a group of vehicles is seen on the runway

yeah, definitely more excitement going on at Lop Nur today than the last time @umbraspace took a looksie pic.twitter.com/Lha67ya8Bu

— Todd Master (@MasterActual) May 8, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/MasterActual/status/1655436789367316480

2023-05-08 03:21 UTC

— Todd Master (@MasterActual) May 8, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/MasterActual/status/1655440976868155393

We silly SAR guys and our shadows-up orientation :) Not sure if you mean top left of this frame (or further beyond), but there is definitely a series of objects visible here. pic.twitter.com/dvLlhr3Wi2

— Todd Master (@MasterActual) May 8, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/MasterActual/status/1655450753321033728

 

[Flyaway]

The spaceplane launched last August has landed at Lop Nur:

Second flight of the Chinese spaceplane complete with landing on May 8. Landing time not given.https://t.co/gx9k8xrtMk

— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) May 8, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1655380253609693184?cxt=HHwWgMDQib7ki_ktAAAA

 

[Flyaway]

Space-Track has issued a decay notice for the Chinese spaceplane's subsatellite 2022-093J. The last orbit data set for it was Mar 29. This suggests that the spaceplane captured the subsatellite then and it remained aboard the plane until landing.

— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) May 10, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1656129828569874432

Space-Track has issued a decay notice for the Chinese spaceplane's subsatellite 2022-093J. The last orbit data set for it was Mar 29. This suggests that the spaceplane captured the subsatellite then and it remained aboard the plane until landing.

 

[Flyaway]

🚀 Long March 9
(c) Deep Space Exploration Laboratory https://t.co/xKT5WP3YdH pic.twitter.com/fsNRA0uEXf

— China 'N Asia Spaceflight 🚀𝕏 🛰️ (@CNSpaceflight) May 10, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1656182793762660353

Long March 9
(c) Deep Space Exploration Laboratory

 

[bobbymike]

Watch China break in new test site for giant moon rocket engines (video)

The remote test stand, the largest in Asia, is designed to handle very high-thrust engine tests.

www.space.com

 

[Flyaway]

New designs of CZ8 rockets - basic and upgraded models. It seems that CNSA/CASC might have given up developing rocket recycling technologies on CZ8 series, reasons unknown to the public. Source: https://t.co/nTkVYmVxvX pic.twitter.com/p95oIU2gXa

— CNSA Watcher (@CNSAWatcher) May 24, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/cnsawatcher/status/1661244143945777152

New designs of CZ8 rockets - basic and upgraded models. It seems that CNSA/CASC might have given up developing rocket recycling technologies on CZ8 series, reasons unknown to the public. Source: https://buff.ly/45uqI9M

 

[Flyaway]

Shenzhou-16 crew announced:

View: https://youtu.be/JQYK5y2Jg3Q

 

[Flyaway]

China rolls out Shenzhou-16 crew’s rocket:

View: https://youtu.be/J2jSmqr71HM

 

[Flyaway]

Shenzhou-16 launch:

View: https://youtu.be/JgJMVTWbLHI

Shenzhou-16 docking:

View: https://youtu.be/knzVLl6RLHY

 

[GTX]

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030

It also plans to expand its orbiting space station.

www.politico.com

 

[cattalonX]

2030年前实现载人登月！速览火箭飞船研制进展

mp.weixin.qq.com

Some subsystems of lunar missions

 

[Yves Robins]

Interesting new book on the Tiangong-3 space station on www.tiangong.eu

 

[Flyaway]

Chang’e-6 lunar probe to carry payloads from European, French space agencies

https://english.news.cn/20230613/

 

[Flyaway]

Great overview of the Chang'e-5 mission results here:
- sample breakdown and water content
- reveals the Moon was still volcanically active 2 billion years ago
- unique example to study meteorite impact, solar wind irradiationhttps://t.co/BHpkAoZRtj pic.twitter.com/3Lx5FKuQeL

— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) June 26, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/aj_fi/status/1673210371350331393

Great overview of the Chang'e-5 mission results here:
- sample breakdown and water content
- reveals the Moon was still volcanically active 2 billion years ago
- unique example to study meteorite impact, solar wind irradiation

Chang'e-5 lunar samples shed new light on the Moon-The Innovation Geoscience

Chang'e-5 lunar samples shed new light on the MoonThe Innovation Geoscience

www.the-innovation.org

 

[Flyaway]

View: https://youtu.be/5KtDJ_I7riA

 

[Flyaway]

First perspective tour in Tiangong space station (CSS)

View: https://youtu.be/oaN-HrRP944

 

[TomcatViP]

What a mess!
Better design could certainly help their crew to pump more attention to the mission instead of spreading their attention to body awareness (don't touch, do not get hurt). Can't believe the amount of things that can be flagged in this two minute video.

 

[Michel Van]

LandSpace prepare second Zhuque-2 launch

And back to LandSpace, birds-eye view of Zhuque-2: https://t.co/qg34RmRoAu pic.twitter.com/6038YkWxui

— Cosmic Penguin (@Cosmic_Penguin) July 8, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/Cosmic_Penguin/status/1677633285353279489

 

[TheKutKu]

LandSpace prepare second Zhuque-2 launch

And back to LandSpace, birds-eye view of Zhuque-2: https://t.co/qg34RmRoAu pic.twitter.com/6038YkWxui

— Cosmic Penguin (@Cosmic_Penguin) July 8, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/Cosmic_Penguin/status/1677633285353279489

Succesful launch

https://twitter.com/x/status/1678936685042888705

View: https://twitter.com/raz_liu/status/1678936685042888705

Everything nominal
Expecting official announcement soonhttps://t.co/02DYfYWYeJ pic.twitter.com/mKJxiGhzWd

— China 'N Asia Spaceflight 🚀𝕏 🛰️ (@CNSpaceflight) July 12, 2023

View: https://vxtwitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1678935791794536448

 

[aonestudio]

The moment Zhuque-2 Y2 reaching orbithttps://t.co/IeUZ73qh4u pic.twitter.com/O3aDnsMdcp

— China 'N Asia Spaceflight 🚀𝕏 🛰️ (@CNSpaceflight) July 12, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1678942880780681216

 

[Flyaway]

📸Wow! Close-up look at Zhuque-2 Y2 launch. Nice shot of the methane CH4 flame. Credit: LandSpace, @byspto pic.twitter.com/rVBOMHXfn6

— CNSA Watcher (@CNSAWatcher) July 12, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/cnsawatcher/status/1679006943698976768

Wow! Close-up look at Zhuque-2 Y2 launch. Nice shot of the methane CH4 flame. Credit: LandSpace, @byspto

 

[Flyaway]

Launch video:

View: https://youtu.be/ii2CbYtIrUU

 

[cattalonX]

 

[Flyaway]

LANDSPACE released more footage of the launch of Zhuque-2 Y2 https://t.co/2fCPKBZTGb pic.twitter.com/qaYFraTHkN

— China 'N Asia Spaceflight 🚀𝕏 🛰️ (@CNSpaceflight) July 14, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1679729619497525248

LANDSPACE released more footage of the launch of Zhuque-2 Y2

 

[Michel Van]

what to hell are they building now - Sänger II shuttle ?

Spaceplane models being tested at JF22 hypersonic wind tunnel https://t.co/m9qAH1W6kN pic.twitter.com/6ZNvRkwzky

— China 'N Asia Spaceflight 🚀𝕏 🛰️ (@CNSpaceflight) July 16, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1680587658287026177

 

[jsport]

China begins construction of ultra-low orbit satellite constellation

Wuhan (XNA) Jul 13, 2023 - The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited (CASIC) has announced the official start to the construction of an ultra-low orbit satellite constellation. The CASIC made the anno

www.spacewar.com

 

[Flyaway]

China's Chang'e-6 lunar sample return mission will target the southern part of the 490 km diameter Apollo basin on the far side of the Moon, with the aim of collecting material excavated from the lunar mantle. Launch in 2024. https://t.co/5QBuEhKTYV pic.twitter.com/LPhbVqhH4z

— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) August 1, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/aj_fi/status/1686237837161639936

China's Chang'e-6 lunar sample return mission will target the southern part of the 490 km diameter Apollo basin on the far side of the Moon, with the aim of collecting material excavated from the lunar mantle. Launch in 2024.

Open access:

Landing site of the Chang’e-6 lunar farside sample return mission from the Apollo basin - Nature Astronomy

The Chinese Chang’e-6 mission plans to bring a sample from the lunar farside in 2024. Here the characterization and scientific potential of the three candidate landing sites are presented. They are located around the roughly 4-Gyr-old Apollo crater, located within the South Pole–Aitken basin.

www.nature.com

Landing site of the Chang’e-6 lunar farside sample return mission from the Apollo basin

Xingguo Zeng, Dawei Liu, Yuan Chen, Qin Zhou, Xin Ren, Zhoubin Zhang, Wei Yan, Wangli Chen, Qiong Wang, Xiangjin Deng, Hao Hu, Jianjun Liu, Wei Zuo, James W. Head & Chunlai Li

Abstract
To address questions about the multiple lunar nearside–farside dichotomies and to provide new insights into both the early impact history of the Solar System and the geological evolution of the Moon, the Chang’e-6 (CE-6) landing zone has been selected to lie within the lunar farside South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin in the southern part of the Apollo basin (150–158° W, 41–45° S), a site that provides access to a diversity of SPA material. Here, we describe the geomorphology, geology and chronology of three candidate sampling sites within this zone that are likely to ensure safe landing and sampling. The geological characteristics indicate that CE-6 is expected to collect lunar farside SPA ejecta fragments, possible mantle material and young (roughly 2.40 Gyr-year-old) and/or old (roughly 3.43 Gyr-year-old) basaltic material, all of which will provide important guidance for future in situ farside sample collection and deepen our understanding of the evolution of the Moon.

 

[Flyaway]

Scientists reveal blueprint of China's lunar water-ice probe mission

Scientists reveal blueprint of China's lunar water-ice probe mission

Scientists reveal blueprint of China's lunar water-ice probe mission-

english.news.cn

 

[Flyaway]

Official announcement of the Chang’e 6 Moon sample return mission.

Official announcement for Chang’e 6 moon mission
🎯Mission: sample return from lunar far side
🌕Location: South Pole–Aitken basin
⏰Launch time: May 2024
📍Coordinate: S43, W154
🚀Carrier rocket: CZ5
⏳Duration: 53 days
Source: https://t.co/9UKnC9k4SL pic.twitter.com/Kx0Zf1yNK3

— CNSA Watcher (@CNSAWatcher) September 29, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/cnsawatcher/status/1707651726512157106

Official announcement for Chang’e 6 moon mission
Mission: sample return from lunar far side
Location: South Pole–Aitken basin
Launch time: May 2024
Coordinate: S43, W154
Carrier rocket: CZ5
Duration: 53 days
Source: buff.ly/3EXWsbG

 

[Flyaway]

Finally, CNSA updated Yutu-2 rover's driving trajectory on far side of the moon.
🌕#HappyMidAutumnFestival https://t.co/2H9nlMYjhF pic.twitter.com/x8KnadqWCB

— China 'N Asia Spaceflight 🚀𝕏 🛰️ (@CNSpaceflight) September 29, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1707638223722463279

Finally, CNSA updated Yutu-2 rover's driving trajectory on far side of the moon.
#HappyMidAutumnFestival

And a panoramic view from Yutu-2
wx3.sinaimg.cn/large/002TLsr9…

 

[Flyaway]

ILRS: CNSA's chief engineer Li Guoping says the Chang'e-8 (lander, rover, robot) lunar South pole landing mission is open to proposals for international cooperation. pic.twitter.com/dVujvdtu1X

— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) October 2, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/aj_fi/status/1708826447622615364

ILRS: CNSA's chief engineer Li Guoping says the Chang'e-8 (lander, rover, robot) lunar South pole landing mission is open to proposals for international cooperation.

Wang Qiong, deputy Cchief designer of the Chang'e-8 mission, introduces the preliminary landing areas for the mission

Constraints for piggybacking on CE-8: pic.twitter.com/B1k2XXHVvA

— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) October 2, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/aj_fi/status/1708827644735721736

Constraints for piggybacking on CE-8:

A few more slides and new details on Chang'e-8, breaking down segments, payloads, etc. pic.twitter.com/Y1eBtzy1fk

— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) October 2, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/aj_fi/status/1708834439583662567

A few more slides and new details on Chang'e-8, breaking down segments, payloads, etc.

 

[Flyaway]

CASC showcased an in-orbit manufacturing tech, with prototype printing 43m rod. Plans are in place to test this tech on future tech validation satellite soon. Source: https://t.co/2xAncJyCqb pic.twitter.com/KJGJAFwxNU

— CNSA Watcher (@CNSAWatcher) October 22, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/cnsawatcher/status/1715986863985500443

CASC showcased an in-orbit manufacturing tech, with prototype printing 43m rod. Plans are in place to test this tech on future tech validation satellite soon. Source: buff.ly/3FLL7vL

 

[Michel Van]

how they imagine a Lunar base
by HIT Research Center for Extraterrestrial Architecture

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=hYPZraI8bBA&feature=youtu.be