China - NON-MILITARY space activities & Space Industry

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The actual size of Zhurong compare to human.

 

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Zhurong is almost the size of Curiosity

 

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China to launch Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft - Xinhua | English.news.cn

China to launch Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft
Source: Xinhua | 2021-05-29 20:00:50 | Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, May 29 (Xinhua) -- China plans to launch the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft at around 8:55 p.m. (Beijing Time) Saturday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

The Long March-7 Y3 carrier rocket, carrying the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft, is filled with propellant and ready for launch, said the CMSA.

 

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China launches cargo spacecraft to dock with space station module - Xinhua | English.news.cn

China launches cargo spacecraft to dock with space station module
Source: Xinhua | 2021-05-29 21:43:24 | Editor: huaxia

WENCHANG, Hainan, May 29 (Xinhua) -- China launched the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2 on Saturday, which is scheduled to dock with the space station core module Tianhe to deliver supplies, equipment and propellant.

The Long March-7 Y3 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-2, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

China launched its space station core module Tianhe on April 29. The country plans to complete the verification of key technologies and the in-orbit construction of the space station through multiple launches within two years.

Saturday's launch was the first time that the space station cargo transportation system, composed of the Tianzhou spacecraft and Long March-7 rockets, was put into use.

Measuring 10.6 meters in length and with a maximum diameter of 3.35 meters, the Tianzhou-2 cargo ship has a maximum takeoff weight of 13.5 tonnes and carries 6.8 tonnes of goods and materials.

More than 160 large and small packages, including supplies for astronauts and space science equipment, and two tonnes of propellant have been loaded into the cargo freighter, according to the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).

Lei Jianyu, a designer of Tianzhou-2 at the CAST, said that only two types of cargo spaceships currently in service globally have the maximum carrying capacity of more than 5 tonnes. "China's Tianzhou is one of them, and is at the world-leading level."

 

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Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft

 

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Congrats!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1398631950126960643

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Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft
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Tianzhou 2 cargo spaceship launch success at Wenchang Space Center
天舟二号货运飞船在海南文昌航天中心发射成功

 

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Tianzhou-2 cargo spaceship launch mission was a complete success 2021-05-29

 

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China's cargo craft successfully docks with space station module - Xinhua | English.news.cn

China's cargo craft successfully docks with space station module
Source: Xinhua | 2021-05-30 05:21:09 | Editor: huaxia


BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) -- China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2, carrying supplies, equipment and propellant, successfully docked with the space station core module Tianhe on Sunday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

At 5:01 a.m. (Beijing Time), Tianzhou-2 and Tianhe completed computer-orchestrated rendezvous and docking. The whole process took approximately eight hours, the CMSA said.

The Long March-7 Y3 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-2, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan at 8:55 p.m. (Beijing Time) Saturday.

Combined with Tianhe, Tianzhou-2 will replenish Tianhe's propellant. Tests on space application project equipment will also be carried out as planned.

China launched its space station core module Tianhe on April 29. The country plans to complete the verification of key technologies and the in-orbit construction of the space station through multiple launches within two years.

The launch of the cargo craft was the first time that the space station cargo transportation system, composed of the Tianzhou spacecraft and Long March-7 rockets, was put into use.

 

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Via CCTV 13

 

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