![]() ![]() ![]() The three astronaut crew of the Shenzhou-16 spacecraft will be carried to China's new Tiangong Space Station and will replace a similar crew that have been at the station for the last six months.(Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) Kevin Frayer/Getty ImagesĬhina reveals how it plans to put astronauts on the moon by 2030 JIUQUAN, CHINA - MAY 30: Members from China's Manned Space Agency and visitors watch as the Shenzhou-16 spacecraft onboard the Long March-2F rocket launches at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on in Jiuquan, China. This could allow overseas partners to conduct lunar research by “piggybacking” off the mission, Chinese state media said.Ĭhina expects both upcoming missions, and the Chang’e-7 slated for 2026, to produce valuable data toward constructing a permanent international research station on the lunar south pole by 2040 – part of Beijing’s wider push to become a major space power. The spacecraft would also make room for 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of foreign science payloads, the agency said on its website. This means China and international partners could work together on spacecraft launch and orbit operation, conduct spacecraft-to-spacecraft “interactions,” and jointly explore the surface of the moon, the document said. The Chinese expedition in 2028 would welcome joint “mission-level” projects with other countries and international organizations, according to an accompanying document released on the CNSA website. This week, CNSA also looked ahead to its Chang’e-8 mission slated for 2028, with Chinese officials on Monday calling for increased global collaboration for the unmanned lunar expedition during the International Astronautical Congress in Baku, Azerbaijan. ![]() Preparations for the next planned mission – known as Chang’e-6 – were progressing smoothly, China’s National Space Administration (CNSA) said in a statement last week, adding that the mission’s accompanying relay satellite would be deployed in the first half of next year. China’s lunar mission to bring back the first samples ever collected from the moon’s far side is on schedule for next year, officials say, as Beijing ramps up its ambitious plan to send astronauts to the moon this decade and build an international lunar research station. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |