Space Workshop - China's new retrievable satellite for microgravity research
30 November 2019
Space Experiment Opportunities on the space workshop (for details, please, follow this link to the PDF document: 《Space Workshop Fact Sheet》 is planned to be launched, from one of the Chinese launch centers, into the orbit around 2020-2021. Parties, interested in flying research or hardware into LEO, please send your proposal/request to the one of the e-mail addresses, published on the website of CGWIC.
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China is making strides toward Mars mission
03 December 2019
Pang Zhihao, a space technology researcher in Beijing, said it is very meaningful for mankind to reach Mars, noting that some Chinese scientists have proposed carrying out a manned Mars mission before 2050. "Sending astronauts there will give man better opportunities to look for traces of life on Mars. This is important because in our solar system, Mars resembles Earth the most, so research of the possibility of the existence of life on it will enable us to better understand the origin and evolution of life on our mother planet.
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Successful test of Long March 8 engine
02 December 2019
China has successfully tested the 2nd stage engine of the Long March-8 rocket, preparing for its maiden flight in 2020, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). The hydrogen-oxygen engine worked normally in the test and was shut down after completing all test procedures.
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China to build space-based solar power station by 2035
02 December 2019
China plans to accomplish a 200-tonne megawatt-level space-based solar power station by 2035, according to the China Academy of Space Technology. The space-based solar power station would capture the sun's energy that never makes it to the planet, said Wang Li, a CAST research fellow with the program, when attending the sixth China-Russia Engineering Forum held last week in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. The energy is converted to microwaves or lasers and then beamed wirelessly back to the Earth's surface for human consumption, Wang said.
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