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深蓝航天  Deep Blue Limited – Deep Blue Aerospace  Landspace One of sixty Chinese private space Carrier Rocket Companies in China-People’s Republic of China…  As many of sixty plus Private Rocket Deep Blue Aerospace Co., Ltd. was established in 2017. The company is mainly a high-tech aerospace enterprise that focuses on the direction of liquid recovery and reusable launch vehicles and provides users with commercial launch services. Deep Blue Aerospace Co., Ltd. is headquartered in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province. At the same time, the company has rocket general and liquid engine R&D centers in Yizhuang, Beijing and Xi’an, Shaanxi, respectively, and a rocket power system test base in Tongchuan, Shaanxi…..

[The first stage of the Deep Blue Aerospace Nebula-1 rocket is scheduled to conduct a high-altitude vertical recovery flight test in August and a 100-kilometer-level VTVL vertical recovery flight test at an appropriate time]

Recently, Deep Blue Aerospace successfully completed the B2 round of financing, fully accelerating the technological innovation of recyclable rockets and the commercialization of the recyclable and reusable rocket Nebula-1 (hereinafter referred to as “Nebula-1”). Wuxi High-tech Zone Investment and Control Group led this round of financing and became a cornerstone investor in multiple rounds, completing and locking in nearly 1 billion yuan in funds, injecting strong development momentum into the research and development and production of Deep Blue Aerospace, and jointly promoting the rapid development of China’s aerospace in the era of great aerospace

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This round of funds will be mainly used to strengthen technology research and development, expand production scale, optimize supply chain management, and accelerate market promotion. It is worth noting that the Deep Blue Aerospace Rocket Intelligent Manufacturing and Assembly Base of more than 20,000 square meters has landed in Wuxi High-tech Zone. With the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal as the background, it will accelerate the expansion of the rocket industry cluster along the canal. The Deep Blue Aerospace Rocket Canal Factory will become a demonstration base for high-end manufacturing and commercial rocket industries in Wuxi High-tech Zone. The

Canal Factory will be mainly used for the mass production of Nebula-1 and Nebula-2 rockets. As a representative of China’s recyclable rockets, the Nebula-1 rocket will significantly reduce launch costs and increase launch frequency, and will be of milestone significance for promoting the sustainable development of China’s commercial aerospace industry. At present, preparations for the first launch of the Nebula-1 rocket are in full swing. The Nebula-2 rocket, which is scheduled to make its maiden flight at the end of 2025, will have a takeoff scale of 1,000 tons and will also be recyclable and reusable. On

July 21, the Nebula-1 rocket completed a series of tests of the first-stage three-machine parallel full-time power system at the Deep Blue Jigang Test Base in Jinan City, simulating the full working conditions of high-altitude recovery flight and a large range of engine variable thrust tests, and achieved complete success. In August, the rocket body will go to the test site to prepare for the upcoming high-altitude vertical recovery flight test of the first stage of the Nebula-1 rocket, and will choose an opportunity to conduct a 100-kilometer-level rocket vertical recovery flight test. Each test of the rocket will accumulate valuable test data for the first flight of the Nebula-1 orbital rocket, ensuring that the Nebula-1 reusable rocket “goes into space without any problems” and that the first flight of the Nebula-1 rocket into orbit and recovery will be completed smoothly by the end of the year. Deep Blue Aerospace will continue to increase its R&D investment in the field of reusable rocket technology, and is committed to exploring more efficient, economical and environmentally friendly space launch solutions to promote the innovative development of China’s commercial space industry. (Deep Blue Aerospace )

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At 1103 Morning Hours Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time 19th July 2024 , China- People’s Republic of China- CNSA –China National Space Administration   Successfully launched  Chang Zheng – Long March 4B Yao 58 Carrier Rocket ignited and took off at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Shanxi Province..  Successfully launch China successfully launched the Gaofen-11 05 satellite Successfully into its pre-determined orbit…   

China successfully launched Gaofen-11 05 satellite into space using the Long March 4B carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The satellite entered the planned orbit smoothly and the launch mission was a complete success. The satellite is mainly used in land surveys, urban planning, land rights confirmation, road network design, crop yield estimation and disaster prevention and mitigation, and can provide information support for the implementation of major national strategies such as the “Belt and Road” and the modernization of national defense.

The satellite was developed by the General Department of Remote Sensing Satellites of the Fifth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology. It is mainly used in land surveys, urban planning, land rights confirmation, road network design, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation. It can provide information support for the implementation of major national strategies such as the “Belt and Road” and the modernization of national defense.

The Long March 4B rocket has a 700kmSSO capacity of 2.5 tons. In order to meet the requirements of the satellite, this rocket uses a Φ4000mm von Karman fairing and a load reduction design to further improve the adaptability of the rocket. This mission is the first time in 15 months that the Long March 4 model has gone to the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center for a launch.

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2024 is another year of progress for China, People’s Republic of China China’s space industry, with about 100 orbital launches planned for the whole year. At the same time, many rocket models will have their first flights this year, and the national team’s “Long March” series of rockets will also have their first flights, including the “Long March 6C” (already launched), “Long March 12” and “Long March 8A”. The “Long March 12” is the most special one among them, and it will be the first carrier rocket with a diameter of 3.8 meters among the “Long March” rockets.

China’s most powerful single-core rocket for low-orbit transport…

The Long March 12 (LM-12/CZ-12) is a new generation of carrier rocket developed by the Eighth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It is a medium-sized cryogenic liquid carrier rocket with a two-stage tandem configuration. The first and second stages are all powered by liquid oxygen-kerosene engines. The rocket was originally the Eighth Academy’s bid for a new generation of manned carrier rockets, and was later renamed XLV20. The original 5CBC configuration (5 cores in parallel for the takeoff stage) was changed to a single core stage configuration.

The first stage of the Long March 12 has four main engines

The first stage of the Long March 12 is equipped with four YF-100K liquid oxygen/kerosene engines, using an oxygen-rich staged combustion cycle, using pump-back swing, supporting bidirectional swing of ±8 degrees, and a thrust adjustment range of 65%~105%. The sea level thrust of a single engine is about 128 tons (1250 kN), and the sea level specific impulse is 301.84 seconds. The second stage is equipped with two YF-115 liquid oxygen/kerosene engines, using an oxygen-rich staged combustion cycle, supporting bidirectional swing of ±4 degrees, a thrust adjustment range of 80%~100%, a vacuum thrust of about 18 tons (180 kN), and a vacuum specific impulse of about 342 seconds.

“Long March 12” joint archery practice (Photo source: Weibo 
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The Long March 12 rocket is 59 meters high, with a first and second stage diameter of 3.8 meters. It can be equipped with optional fairings with diameters of 4.2 meters and 5.2 meters. It has a takeoff mass of 433 tons and a maximum takeoff thrust of about 510 tons (5,000 kilonewtons). The rocket has a carrying capacity of no less than 10 tons in a low-Earth orbit (LEO) at an altitude of 300 kilometers and a carrying capacity of no less than 6 tons in a sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) at an altitude of 700 kilometers.

The Long March XII rocket is the first 3.8-meter-diameter model of the Long March rocket. It will also become China’s single-core-stage carrier rocket with the largest takeoff mass and the strongest low-orbit carrying capacity in service.

The first flight of the YF-100K engine!

On April 28, 2024, the YF-100K liquid oxygen-kerosene engine developed by the Sixth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation completed a four-engine parallel ignition test. The total thrust of the engine exceeded 500 tons. This was the first large-thrust liquid oxygen-kerosene engine four-engine parallel ignition test, and the four-engine parallel scheme was fully verified.

YF-100K test run picture

The YF-100K was born with the proposal of China’s manned lunar landing plan and the need to demonstrate the new generation of manned carrier rockets. It is based on the improvement and optimization of the YF-100. This engine is the main power of China’s new generation of manned carrier rocket “Long March 10”. It adopts pump back swing. Compared with the YF-100 in use, it has the advantages of small mass eccentricity, small swing envelope, and easy layout of swing components.

The maiden flight of the Long March 12 rocket is also the maiden flight of the YF-100K engine, which will test its performance in actual launches and accumulate flight samples for the main power of the Long March 10 takeoff stage. At the same time, the YF-100K will pave the way for the improvement and upgrading of the new generation of carrier rockets currently in service, such as the Long March 5, whose four boosters are equipped with a total of 8 YF-100 engines. By replacing them with the YF-100K engines with better performance, the rocket will further release its already powerful carrying capacity.

Joint archery training of Long March XII

China’s Hainan commercial space launch site launches first rocket

It is expected that in August 2024, the Long March 12 (Yao-1) carrier rocket will carry out its maiden flight at the No. 2 station of the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center in China, and China’s new generation of carrier rockets will welcome a new member. At the same time, this is also the first rocket launch of the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center, which means that China’s first commercial space launch center has officially been put into use.

In addition to launching from Hainan Commercial Aircraft Corporation, the Long March 12 can also be transported by rail to a land launch site to carry out launch missions, which will help the rocket quickly form a batch launch capability, support launches into sun-synchronous orbits and low-Earth orbits, and be used for low-orbit satellite constellation launch missions such as StarNet.

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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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At the Beijing China Takionaut/ Astronaut Center, China, People’s Republic of China 5th  July 2024, Beijing time, the Shenzhou 17th  the  CNSA- China National Space Administration  Tiangong China space station Shenzhou Crew … We meet again! The longest space mission duration trip crew debuts On the afternoon of July 5, 2024, two months after returning from space, the Shenzhou 17 astronaut crew Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, and Jiang Xinlin officially met with the media and the public at the China Astronaut Center. At the meeting, the Shenzhou 17 crew shared their experiences and insights during their time in orbit.



After returning, the Shenzhou 17 crew has successively completed the isolation recovery and convalescence recovery stages, and has fully entered the recovery observation stage. At present, under the careful protection and care of the scientific research support team of the China Astronaut Research and Training Center, the crew is in good physical and mental condition, their weight is stable at the pre-flight level, the results of various medical examinations are normal, and their muscle strength, endurance, and exercise cardiopulmonary function have basically recovered to the pre-flight level. After completing various tasks during the recovery period and conducting a summary of the recovery health assessment, the three astronauts will return to normal training.

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