03 August 2021
China has been swiftly assembling its Chinese space station, basically a large 60+ tons space laboratory that will be orbiting the Earth at an altitude of 350-450 km. But did you know that China's crewed spaceflight projects date all the way back to the 1960s? In this special episode of the DongFang Hour, Jean Deville covers "everything you need to know" about the Chinese Space Station, from a historical perspective to a detailed timeline of the station assembly.
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07 August 2021
The Shenzhou 12 crew has already spent half of the time of their 3-month space mission. They have conducted a series of experiments using the human research facility. The research rack is supporting investigations of basic cognitive ability, physical exercise, weight loss and vision. It can also store medical samples, archives and medical instruments. A medical fridge can keep different samples such as blood, urine and saliva refrigerated.
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09 August 2021
This week, Blaine Curcio and Jean Deville discussed Chinese efforts for SAR satellite utilisation, iSpace's launch failure of the launch of its solid-fueled Hyperbola 1 rocket, Deep Blue Aerospace's first hop with its Nebula test vehicle and Expace's assembly of Kuaizhou 1A and 11 rockets.
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16 August 2021
On 16 August, the CZ-7 Y4 rocket, for the launch of the new cargo craft of China's space station, arrived at Wenchang Space Launch Site. The Tianzhou 3 cargo craft has already been transported to the Wenchang. Rocket and cargo craft will be assembled and tested at the launch site. The rocket for the next crew flight and the Shenzhou 13 crew space craft are also undergoing preparations as scheduled at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) said the facilities and equipment at both launch sites are in good condition and all systems that will be involved in the mission are undergoing orderly preparations.
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