CNSA –China National Space Administration , China, People’s Republic of China Tiangong – China Space Station has announced of the expansion of the CNSA –Tiangong- China Space Station to the second stage from the T shape to and double X shape formation. Among with the stage two is addition of the space survey telescope which can be attached / detached at multipurpose times of mission criteria requirements ..
China’s Space Station Is Running Out of Space ? A Second Expansion is Coming A three-year prediction has come true! ….. China’s Space Station Is Realizing Its Dream Configuration Step by Step…. The China space station will undergo a second expansion in the future. Currently, the space station has deployed and implemented 267 scientific and application projects in orbit. In addition to Takionauts from Hong Kong and Macau, a Pakistani astronaut will also perform a short-term flight mission as a payload specialist. Projects in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs are also progressing steadily. At this pace, the space station’s most important “space” will soon be insufficient. According to relevant experts, the space station will soon be equipped with a space survey telescope, and the Long March 5B rocket will be upgraded for future space station missions, developing a new, larger-diameter fairing and adding another stage to the existing Long March 5B to adapt to the Chinese space station project. The space station will thus enter a new “expansion” cycle.
China’s Space Station to Expand from a “T” Shape to a “Cross” Shape with Future Expansion Module…………. The Long March 5B rocket is being upgraded for future space station missions, featuring a new, larger-diameter fairing and an additional stage to accommodate the Chinese space station project. This marks a new expansion cycle for the space station. The current space station assembly is a stable, operating “T”-shaped structure. Future expansion plans include adding a new expansion module to the docking port of the current core module, forming a “Cross” shape. According to the mission plan, this new expansion module will be larger than the core module, providing multiple new docking ports and adding an extra exit for astronauts, meeting the needs of frequent cargo and manned spacecraft travel and astronaut extravehicular activities .
What to do about the “space shortage” facing China’s space station? A “second expansion” is coming……………. April 29th marks the fifth anniversary of the launch and orbit insertion of the Tianhe core module of China’s space station. With the continuous expansion of space station missions, the space station will face the problem of “space shortage” in the future. So what will be done? Reporters have learned that the space station will undergo a “second expansion” in the future.
Currently, the space station has deployed and implemented 267 scientific and application projects in orbit. In addition to astronauts from Hong Kong and Macau joining the station, a Pakistani astronaut will also perform a short-term flight mission as a payload specialist. Projects in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs are also progressing steadily. At this pace, the space station’s most important “space” will soon be insufficient.
The space station will later receive a space survey telescope.
According to relevant experts, the space station will receive a space survey telescope, and the Long March 5B rocket will also be upgraded for future space station missions, developing a new, larger diameter fairing and adding another stage to the existing Long March 5B to adapt to the Chinese space station project. The space station will thus enter a new “expansion” cycle.
The future expansion plan will add an extension module, transforming the “T” shape into a “cross” shape.
The current space station assembly is a stable, operating “T”-shaped structure. The future expansion plan will add a new extension module forward of the current core module, forming a “cross” shape. According to the mission plan, this new extension module will be larger than the core module, providing multiple new docking ports and adding an extra exit for astronauts, meeting the needs of frequent cargo and manned spacecraft travel and astronaut extravehicular activities.
Furthermore, this module will provide docking ports for new experimental modules. On October 31, 2013, the official logo for China’s manned space program was released. The logo’s graphic design is inspired by the combination of the space station’s outer module and solar panels to form the Chinese character “中” (zhong). Thirteen years ago, China’s manned space program had already depicted the configuration of its space station on its mission logo.
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