22 November 2022
The basic structure for International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) will be built by around 2028 meaning it will be possible for Chinese taikonauts to land on the Moon within ten years, according to China's lunar exploration Chief Designer Wu Weiren.
The ILRS will be expanded from a basic structure which China's Phase-4 lunar probe mission aimed to build using lunar probes of Chang'e-6, -7, and -8. According to Wu, the basic structure, which will be built by around 2028, will consist of lunar landers, rovers and leapers, as well as an energy system, communication infrastructure and human life support system.
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22 November 2022
Chinese space scientists and engineers published 10 science and technology challenges in the field of astronautics for 2022 at the ongoing China Space Conference held in Haikou, capital of Hainan Island. This list includes power acquisition from cosmic dynamics, the search for habitable exoplanets and signs of life, key technologies for a shuttle-like space transport system, the monitoring of and defence against near-Earth asteroids, and development of artificial light synthetic materials for extraterrestrial subsistence. Long-distance, high-power wireless energy transfer technology, in-situ construction on the surface of the moon utilizing regolith, trans-media aircraft control, AI-enabled, autonomous, collaborative work on space constellation, and high-precision prediction of the Earth's upper atmospheric flow field evolution, are also mentioned on the list as problems to crack in space exploration.
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21 November 2022
The combination of the Shenzhou 15 crewed spaceship and a CZ-2F carrier rocket was transferred to the launching area on 21 November, CMSA announced. The facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, and various pre-launch function checks and joint tests will be carried out as planned, CMSA said.
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22 November 2022
CNSA on 21 November launched a national platform for remote sensing data and application services in Haikou, on Hainan Island. Also on that day, CNSA held an opening ceremony for both its international satellite data and application cooperation center and the BRICS center for remote sensing satellite constellation data and application (China) in Haikou. CNSA said that the establishment of the platform and the two centers are of great significance.
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