China to Launch First Module of Massive Space Station

[Goritoes]

That is still basically an energy management problem caused by gravity and its associated costs, only in reverse while landing.

yes which needs to be perfected before sending civilians to space, I would be so pissed if i pay million dollar for a round trip, and before i touch the earth the rocket explode...but indeed interesting times ahead, i believe if NASA found traces of life or other minerals on mars maybe the process speed will lift off more?

 

[VCheng]

yes which needs to be perfected before sending civilians to space, I would be so pissed if i pay million dollar for a round trip, and before i touch the earth the rocket explode...but indeed interesting times ahead, i believe if NASA found traces of life or other minerals on mars maybe the process speed will lift off more?

Before minerals and life comes water. The rest can follow.

 

[Goritoes]

Before minerals and life comes water. The rest can follow.

I thought they found water on mars ?

 

[VCheng]

I thought they found water on mars ?

It needs to be in an exploitable form, so much surveying needs to be done first to evaluate what is being found.

 

[Beast]

NO!

Who will deliver takeout to the ISS then?

Seriously though, this is a great idea to start building bigger facilities in space.

You mean ISS spending billion is for making pizza only?

Russians don't eat much pizza, do they?

So american are the one eating pizza in ISS? Better enjoy more while it last.

 

[CAPRICORN-88]

I just read in the news somewhere that Russian Cosmonauts will be quiting and not returning to the ISS as it considered the ISS as unsafe.

Russia will be building another one in 2025.

 

[Polestar 2]

It will be a big moment for China.

I just read in the news somewhere that Russian Cosmonauts will be quiting and not returning to the ISS as it considered the ISS as unsafe.

Russia will be building another one in 2025.

Russia just want more money from western.

 

[Whizzack]

Good info regarding the research racks installed in Tianhe :

https://twitter.com/x/status/1380970144697094157

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The Chinese space station is far from being simply an argument of prestige, it also has a large scientific component. Below the rack of medicine, that of biology, that of biotechnology or that of fluid physics.

This one I did not understand ("two-phase system"?), The following will be used for research on combustion, the third for the science of materials at high temperature, the fourth I did not understand either ("experimentation of materials without container "?)

The first will be for research in quantum physics at very low temperature, the second for ... atomic clocks I believe, the third is for small experiments, and the fourth is glovebox and low temperature storage.

This one is for research in advanced microgravity (very stable), this one a large centrifuge for different levels of gravity, this other a work rack for repair / maintenance. And finally a "cabinet" rack for small experiments.

 

[Beast]

Only idiot will think China space station are for prestige or space tourist only. There are lots of space experiment that Chinese want to carry out but block by US to ISS.

But it is also a good move in the end, cos by Chinese using our own space station. We can conduct more experiment unlike working in ISS where Chinese experiment will be very limited.