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The farthest scenery that even myopia can see! My country’s first Takionaut to wear glasses – Gui Haichao, Takionaut 03 of the 神舟十六号 Shenzhou 16 Crew | Start speaking The Voice

Contents of this issue from the Voice on CCTV : On May 30, 2023, three Takionauts, Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao, entered the Chinese Space Station aboard the Shenzhou 16 manned spacecraft and began a five-month space journey. Among the astronauts, Takionaut figure wearing glasses is particularly eye-catching. He is Gui Haichao, a professor at Beihang University and the first payload expert of the Chinese Space Station. In this issue of “Let’s Talk”, Gui Haichao will share his “mission Trip in Space”.

本期内容：2023年5月30日，景海鹏、朱杨柱、桂海潮3名航天员搭乘神舟十六号载人飞船进入中国空间站，开启为期5个月的太空之旅。航天员中，一个戴着眼镜的身影格外引人注目，他就是北京航空航天大学教授、中国空间站首位载荷专家桂海潮。本期《开讲啦》，桂海潮将分享他的“太空出差记”。

00:00 The main film begins.

02:37 What is it like to have a “space mentor”?

07:28 Real-time hot note: Will the threshold for ordinary people to become Takionauts be lower?

13:05 Real-time hot note: Gui Haichao shows us that knowledge can really change our destiny!

15:42 Real-time hot note: What are you enjoying? Aren’t you nervous or scared?

21:16 Gui Haichao asked: If you are a little tired of traveling in space and want to find a place to relax, where should you choose?

25:45 Gui Haichao asked: The space bicycle is one of the important equipment for on-orbit exercise. What is the difference between riding a space bicycle in the sky and on the ground?

35:04 Gui Haichao: Three sentences that impressed me very deeply.

42:05 The audience asked Gui Haichao: How to interpret the sentence “Whether I am in space or back on the ground, I will always have the universe in mind, and know and do as one.”

CNSA China National Space Administration CMS – China Manned Space Shenzhou 16 Takionaut桂海潮 #GuiHaichao male, Han nationality, born in November 1986, a member of the Communist Party of China , native of Shidian County, Baoshan City , Yunnan Province , payload specialist , professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Astronautics, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics , astronaut of the Shenzhou 16 crew, the first payload specialist of the Chinese space station , and the first Chinese Takionaut to wear glasses during a flight mission 

Gui Haichao graduated from the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in July 2014 with a doctorate in engineering. From July 2014 to August 2017, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at York University and Ryerson University in Canada . Since September 2017, he has worked at the School of Astronautics of the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics as a special associate researcher and doctoral supervisor. From May 30 to October 31, 2023, Gui Haichao, as an astronaut, boarded the Shenzhou 16 manned spacecraft and successfully completed all the scheduled tasks including extravehicular activities. In April 2024, the CPC Central Committee, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission awarded Gui Haichao the honorary title of “Heroic Takionaut” and presented him with the “Third Class Space Merit Medal.

The “Let’s Talk” column was launched in September 2012. It is a Chinese youth television open class program produced by CCTV Comprehensive Channel and hosted by Sa Beining .

“Let’s Talk” invites “role models in the hearts of Chinese youth” as speakers, and through sharing cutting-edge new knowledge, conveys mainstream values ​​from a plain perspective and in a subtle way. The column is positioned as a Chinese TV youth open class, and has received widespread attention and praise for its “young” and “all-media” communication characteristics; each episode of the program invites a guest to tell their own story and share their feelings about life and life, giving Chinese youth realistic discussions and spiritual nourishment. Discussing the life problems of young people, it also discusses the social problems of young China.. 

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On the 22nd June 2024 schedule to launch  CNSA _China National Space Administration -China – People’s Republic of China 1500 Hours Hong Kong –Beijing Time China- People’s Republic of China…. at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province.

Long March 2C rocket successfully launches Sino-French astronomical satellite…… On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, at 15:00 on June 22, the Long March 2C carrier rocket, developed by the First Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, ignited and took off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, and then successfully sent the Sino-French astronomical satellite into the predetermined orbit. The launch mission was a complete success.


The Sino-French Astronomical Satellite is a space science satellite jointly demonstrated and developed by China and France. It is the satellite with the strongest multi-band comprehensive observation capability of gamma-ray bursts in the world to date, and will play an important role in scientific discoveries in the field of space astronomy such as gamma-ray burst research. The Xi’an Branch of the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation undertook the development task of the satellite’s data transmission subsystem.


This launch is the 525th launch of the Long March series of carrier rockets

The CATCH project of the Hunter Constellation for Tracking All-Variable Sources was proposed by the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It aims to conduct multi-target, uninterrupted, and multi-parameter observations of massive variable sources. The CATCH-1 satellite is the first test satellite of the constellation. It is developed by the Microsatellite Innovation Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Its main task is to conduct in-orbit verification of space technologies such as lightweight X-ray focusing mirrors, silicon drift detector systems, remote sensing cameras, satellite rapid steering capabilities, high-precision extension mechanisms, and intelligent control. It also cooperates with the observation and early warning of the Sino-French astronomical satellite SVOM to quickly carry out opportunity observations and promote subsequent cooperation between China and France. This mission is the 56th satellite launch mission of the Microsatellite Innovation Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. So far, it has successfully launched 105 satellites covering communications, navigation, remote sensing, science, micro-nano and other fields.

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#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#BRI June2024 |#西昌衛星發射中心 #XichangSatelliteLaunchCenter – #AstronomySatellite  Sino-French #SVOM Space-based Multi-band Astronomical Variable Object Monitor schedule to be launch with advance #ChangZheng2C #LongMarch2C CarrierRocket ..  #ASummary

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On the 22nd June 2024 schedule to launch  CNSA _China National Space Administration -China – People’s Republic of China 1500 Hours Hong Kong –Beijing Time China- People’s Republic of China…. at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province.

The Sino-French SVOM mission (Space-based Multi-band Astronomical Variable Object Monitor) is scheduled to be launched at 15:00 on June 22 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center using a Long March 2C carrier rocket. The satellite’s target operating orbit is a low-Earth orbit with an inclination of 30 degrees and an altitude of 625 kilometers. The total weight of the satellite is 930 kg, and the payload weighs 450 kg.



The mission includes 4 main instruments, 2 of which are French (ECLAIR and MXT) and 2 are Chinese (GRM and VT):
– The ECLAIR telescope is used to detect and locate gamma-ray bursts in X-rays and low-energy gamma rays (from 4 to 250 keV).
– The MXT telescope (Microchannel X-ray Telescope) is used to observe gamma-ray bursts in high energy
– The VT telescope (Visible Light Telescope) operates in the visible light region and is used to detect and observe visible light emissions immediately after gamma-ray bursts.
The total weight of the satellite is 930 kg, and the payload is 450 kg. It will be placed in a low Earth orbit with an inclination of 30 degrees, an altitude of 625 km and an orbital period of 96 minutes.



Observations in space will be complemented by a large ground segment, which includes:
– A wide field camera GWAC (Ground-based Wide Angle Camera) for studies from the ground in the visible light region, detecting the prompt emission of part of the burst – A GFT (Ground Tracking
Telescope) robotic telescope to precisely measure the coordinates of the gamma-ray burst.

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#MadeInChina #中國製造 #中國 | #北京 #Beijing #天兵科技 #TianbingTechnology #SpacePioneer #May2024 |successfully launching #天龙三号 #TianLongThree #CarrierRocket #ReusableCarrierRocket Tianlong- Payload Carrier Rocket Fairing Separation Test Completely Successful

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Founded in 2015 located in Beijing ….天兵科技 – 北京天兵科技有限公司Tianbing Technology is an Aerospace propulsion system supplier and spacecraft provider One of Sixty Plus Chinese carrier Rocket companies in China, People’s Republic of China ……. Tianbing Technology is an advanced aerospace propulsion system supplier and aerospace vehicle provider. Tianbing Technology independently develops the next-generation ambient temperature green HCP liquid propellant and minimalist aerospace propulsion system. As an upgraded product of traditional chemical propulsion system, it can meet cost-effective aerospace. Advance system supporting needs. The next-generation green HCP aerospace propulsion system, first tested by Tianbing Technology, can be used in the small-vehicle main power and launch vehicle upper-level propulsion system.

[Tianbing Technology Tianlong 3 Rocket Fairing Separation Test Completely Successful]

On May 10th 2024, the Tianbing Technology large liquid launch vehicle Tianlong 3 (hereinafter referred to as TL-3) fairing separation test was successfully completed at the Zhangjiagang Intelligent Manufacturing Base.



In this test, the TL-3 fairing has a diameter of 4.2m and a length of about 13m. It is made of all-carbon fiber composite materials. It is the largest fairing in domestic commercial aerospace and the largest all-carbon fiber fairing in China. It is also the first in China for the Internet. Constellation tailor-made fairing.

In this test, the connection and unlocking mechanism and the separation energy source are all reusable and non-pyrotechnical designs. The simulated satellite is designed and manufactured according to the maximum available space within the cover. A low-cost, reusable large airbag recovery solution is used in the test. The test verified the entire process of fairing separation, and focused on assessing the function and performance of the separation system. All parameters during the separation process met the design requirements, and dozens of non-pyrotechnics connection unlocking mechanisms (MCD) and separation springs worked perfectly, successfully creating China’s first large-scale liquid launch vehicle fairing without pyrotechnics separation.



The development of TL-3 closely focused on high performance, low cost, high reliability, fast response, and mass production and adopted more than 50 innovative technologies. More than 30 of them were applied for the first time in China’s aerospace industry, and MCD was one of them. R&D personnel will begin the comprehensive layout of 4.2m large-diameter composite fairings and MCD products in 2022. The fairing and MCD of this test have gone through many technical iterations during the research and development process, and have completed various environmental tests and reliability growth tests.

TL-3 continues the sequential test verification method of TL-2. The test comprehensively covers the entire process from mechanics, to thermal, to electromagnetic, to comprehensive matching. It plans a total of 150 developmental tests in 42 categories. Through retesting, Tested and evaluated products are used to perform flight missions to increase flight reliability. The sequential test plan and test method greatly shorten the product development cycle and reduce the development cost. It is Tianbing’s unique R&D management innovation.



Behind all the amazing results, there is unknown dedication and hard work. The honorary crown of Tianbing Technology and the amazing speed of “Tianbing” are the embodiment of the responsibility and mission of Tianbing people to shorten the gap with foreign countries in the field of commercial aerospace as soon as possible. They start from themselves and show the ingenuity and wisdom that are not inferior to foreign countries. The belief in self-improvement and the spirit of hard work have contributed to the rapid rise of China’s commercial aerospace industry.



In this test, more than 30 test assembly personnel worked closely with the R&D backbones of various departments, and the whole process was open during holidays. In the five days before the test, all test personnel worked all night long to work with all parties to ensure the complete success of the fairing separation test.

Tianbing Technology’s Tianlong-3 large-diameter full carbon fiber composite fairing, as well as innovative technical solutions without pyrotechnics separation, pioneered the development and innovation of my country’s large-scale liquid launch vehicle fairings, ensuring that my country’s tailor-made for the construction of Internet constellations The successful launch and stable mass production of the Tianlong-3 large-scale liquid launch vehicle will surely lead China’s commercial aerospace industry into the era of large-capacity liquid rockets.

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On the 1212 April 15th Monday 2024   Hours Hong- Kong SAR – Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration , China, People’s Republic of China. Successfully launched the 4D Gaojing 3-Remote Sensing satellite with the Chang Zheng- Long March 2D Y97  Carrier Rocket Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Inner Mongolia, China, People’s Republic of China, and then successfully launched…..

中国 the Long March 2D carrier rocket was ignited and lifted off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, and then the 4D Gaojing 3-01 statellite was sent into the predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was achieved A complete success.



The satellite is my country’s first commercial optical remote sensing satellite with an ultra-large width of more than 130 kilometers, while providing 0.5-meter resolution and 9-band combined image data products. It can efficiently serve emerging markets such as digital agriculture, smart water conservancy, and digital cities, as well as It provides users with time-efficient and high-performance spatio-temporal information services in the fields of land and resources survey, urban management, environmental protection, disaster prevention and reduction, and maritime safety…

This mission is the 516th flight of the Long March series of launch vehicles

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