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On CNSA –China National Space Administration    …. ChangZheng  Long March 12 first flight rocket joint rehearsal…. At  Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center. Wenchang, Hainan Province, China, People’s Republic of China  At 7:00 a.m Beijing time . on October 8th 2024 .. , the joint rehearsal mission execution team had assembled in the Sanping factory. At the pre-shift meeting for the rocket joint rehearsal, General Dispatcher Cao Guobin was arranging various tasks in detail. At 8:00, the rocket was placed on the long rocket transport vehicle to prepare for the first joint rehearsal mission after the National Day. At 8:30, as the rocket slowly drove into the No. 2 launch station in the launch area, a new space journey will begin again……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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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On CNSA –China National Space Administration   The Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft will be launched next month! From Wenchang Spacecraft launch Center, Hainan province, China, People’s Republic of China.. the November Date of year 2024..   Towards the Tiangong-China Space Station..

According to the plan at the beginning of 2024, China’s manned space program plans to carry out four launch missions this year, including two manned launch missions and two cargo launch missions. At present, the launch missions of the “Tianzhou-7” cargo spacecraft and the “Shenzhou-18” manned spacecraft have been carried out in the first half of the year, and the “Shenzhou-19” and “Tianzhou-8” launch missions will be carried out next.

According to the original plan, the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft will be launched before the Shenzhou-19 manned spacecraft. Due to the impact of the super typhoon Makar, the ground facilities of the Wenchang launch site were affected to a certain extent, and the launch was postponed to after the Shenzhou-19 mission. It is expected that in early to mid-November, at the 201 station of the Wenchang launch site, the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft will be launched to the Chinese space station by the Long March-7 Yao-9 carrier rocket. The spacecraft will adopt the rapid rendezvous and docking mode to go up and is planned to dock at the rear port of the Tianhe core module.

“Tianzhou-7” mission ship and rocket combination

In this mission, Tianzhou-8 will carry lunar soil bricks to the Chinese space station for the first time. Lunar soil bricks are made by firing simulated lunar soil on the ground. They are much harder than ordinary concrete and may be used to build lunar structures in the future. In order to verify whether the lunar soil bricks can withstand the test of extreme environments, they will undergo exposure tests in the space station.

Sintered lunar soil brick samples

The Tianzhou series cargo spacecraft is the first type of professional cargo spacecraft developed by China. It is developed based on the technical foundation of the Tiangong series space laboratory and the Shenzhou series manned spacecraft. It has a high starting point and is a disposable spacecraft. The Tianzhou-8 is an improved version of the Tianzhou series cargo spacecraft and the third spacecraft in the second batch of products after the mass production of the Tianzhou series cargo spacecraft.

The spacecraft adopts a dual-cabin tandem configuration, with the propulsion cabin and the cargo cabin from bottom to top in the launch state. The spacecraft is 10.6 meters long, with a maximum diameter of the main body (cargo cabin) of 3.35 meters, a wingspan of 14.9 meters when the solar wing is unfolded, a cargo cabin loading space of 22.5 cubic meters, a loading capacity of 6.7 tons, a total cargo loading capacity of 7.4 tons, a spacecraft dry mass of 6.5 tons, and a cargo-to-load ratio of 0.53. The “Tianzhou” spacecraft is the world’s most powerful cargo spacecraft in service, with the highest cargo-to-load ratio and the most comprehensive on-orbit support capability.

Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft

At present, the Tianzhou series of spacecraft have the ability to quickly rendezvous and dock with multiple options, and can choose to go uphill in 6 hours, 3 hours, 2 hours and other options, which has been an early application for speeding up the uphill mission of the Shenzhou series of spacecraft.

Since the implementation of the Chinese space station mission, the launch frequency of the Tianzhou cargo spacecraft has been adjusted from twice a year to three times every two years, and the launch density will be further reduced. When the Tianzhou-8 is launched, the interval between the launch of the Tianzhou-7 will reach 10 months, which will set a record for the longest launch interval of the Tianzhou cargo spacecraft.

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Today on the 28th September 2024, in Chongqing the world’s Largest number One Ultra Mega City, in China, People’s Republic of China. CNSA –China National Space Administration At the Third Spacesuit Technology Forum was held, where the China Manned Space Engineering Office revealed the design of the lunar spacesuit for the first time. They also kicked off a public naming campaign—an exciting chance for everyone to get involved in this historic endeavor….

The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) unveiled the exterior design of the country’s moon-landing spacesuit for the first time on Saturday, soliciting its name from the public.

Displayed on the third Spacesuit Technology Forum hosted by the China Astronaut/ Takionauts Research and Training Center in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, the white moon-landing spacesuit is decorated with red stripes.

The red stripes on its upper limbs are inspired by ribbons of the famous “flying apsaras” of Dunhuang art, while those on its lower limbs resemble rocket launch flames.

According to a video released by the CMSA, the spacesuit is made from protective materials that can effectively shield Takionauts from the lunar thermal environment and lunar dust. It is equipped with a multifunctional integrated control panel that is easy to operate, as well as cameras for recording close-up and long-distance scenes.

The spacesuit also features flexible and reliable gloves, a panoramic glare-proof helmet visor, and joints adapted for low-gravity environments. The overall design of the spacesuit is lightweight, suitable for activities on the lunar surface.

Takionauts Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping serve as models for the new lunar suit in the video. Clad in the lunar gear, they perform a variety of movements, including walking, squatting, bending over, kneeling on one knee, and climbing a ladder.

Takionauts Wang Yaping

Takionauts Zhai Zhigang

The most important difference is obviously the structure of the lower body. “Feitian” is a one-piece suit from the waist down, and the lower limbs have very limited mobility. After all, in space extravehicular activities, the lower limbs are basically useless except for supporting the body in a fixed posture with foot limiters. Figures 3 and 4 are indicators of joint mobility of the “Feitian” extravehicular suit. The hip joint (the joint connecting the thigh and the torso) is not even mentioned here, which shows that the requirements for lower limb mobility are very low.

The lower body of the lunar suit is multi-section, especially at the hip joint, there is now a structure that looks like a briefs, which allows a large range of motion of the hip joint, which is equivalent to liberating the legs. The multi-section structure realizes the vital lower limb activities such as walking, bending, squatting, kneeling, and climbing in, and of course it also brings greater challenges to sealing and reliability.

[Manned Lunar Exploration Mission Lunar Suit Name Collection Activity  ]


At present, the lunar landing phase of the manned lunar exploration project has been fully launched and implemented, and various research and construction work is being accelerated. In order to gather social wisdom, the China Manned Space Engineering Office has now launched a lunar suit name collection activity.

1. Content and scope of the collection
The name of the lunar suit (including creative description) is open to all natural persons, legal persons and organizations who love China’s manned space industry.

2. Activity arrangement
The collection activity is organized and implemented in four stages: announcement release, preliminary selection, final selection and result announcement:
(I) Announcement stage. The collection announcement is released to the public, and the collection is closed at 24:00 on October 31, 2024.
(II) Preliminary selection stage. The organization conducts a preliminary review of the collected works and selects no more than 10 schemes for the finalists.
(III) Final selection stage. The organization sets up a review group including experts in engineering, literature, media and other fields, and comprehensively evaluates the opinions of experts to finally select a naming scheme, and selects a certain number of outstanding authors based on the name creative description.
(IV) Results announcement stage. The name of the lunar suit will be officially released to the public.

III. Organizer:
China Manned Space Engineering Office.

IV. Overall standards
(I) Basic concept. The naming of the lunar suit should fully reflect the core values ​​and related elements of manned spaceflight and highlight the good image of “Made in China” based on a positive and positive level.
(II) Creativity requirements. The naming should closely revolve around the theme of this event, pay attention to the connotation of a single name, and comprehensively consider the continuity of the name of the “Feitian” extravehicular space suit in the previous space station mission; reflect the combination of Chinese traditional culture and modern technology, have Chinese characteristics, and distinct technology and exploration implications, and can also represent the characteristics and application value of the lunar suit.
(III) Formal specifications. The Chinese name should be concise and concise, and in principle should not exceed 4 Chinese characters; it should be easy to identify, remember and promote, and in principle, traditional Chinese characters and uncommon characters should not be adopted.

5. Activity Rules
(I) The submitted works must be original works of the contributors. The contributors should ensure that they have the complete copyright of the works and there is no transfer or assignment of copyright to others. If it involves joint cooperation, work of employment or other different ownership status, it is deemed that the partners, units or other rights holders are aware of and agree to be bound by this statement.
(II) Participants should agree that the organizer of the solicitation activity can modify and refer to the submitted works to form the name of the lunar landing suit that will be officially used.
(III) If the submitted works are subject to legal disputes due to copyright, privacy, trademark rights and other rights protection, or because the submitted works have rights defects or the content is false, illegal, improper, or other unreasonable reasons, all legal responsibilities shall be borne by the contributors themselves and the organizer reserves the right to cancel their submission qualifications and recover the awards.
(IV) The submitted works must be submitted for the first time, and before the results of this solicitation are announced, all contributors shall not transfer or authorize the submitted works to a third party, nor submit them to a third party.
(V) Contributors must keep their own drafts. Once submitted, they will not be returned.
(VI) Once the submitted work is finally accepted by the organizer, a copyright (free) transfer contract must be signed, and all rights to the submitted work and related materials belong to the organizer.
(VII) The organizer reserves the final right of interpretation of this event.

VI. Submission method
(I) Submit in WORD document format, with the name of the lunar suit and creative description (within 300 words), as well as the name, unit, and contact information of the contestant.
(II) Send to the mailbox: zhengming-dyf@cmse.gov.cn before the deadline. The email for the manuscript must indicate “lunar suit naming event”.
(III) Contact person: Yang Hongrui, consultation phone: 010-66362321; Zhang Xinfang, consultation phone: 010-68378751.

VII. Award method
The China Manned Space Engineering Office will issue a commemorative certificate for the event to outstanding authors.

Attachments: (Please go to the official website of China Manned Space Engineering to download)
1. Introduction to the basic situation of the lunar suit
2. Information form for the collection of lunar suit names for manned lunar exploration missions

China Manned Space Engineering Office
September 28, 2024

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Currently at the moment中國製造 Expace Technology Corporation- a CASIC -China aerospace science and industry corporation has been very busy in building a New Carrier Rocket Factory in Wuhan National Aerospace Industrial Base in which the base will be in operations in May 2020   Kuaizhou Rocket Industrial Park that forms the manufacturing of twenty plus more Kuaizhou Rockets also its other sister larger carrier rockets in process of The assembly test capability of 20 solid launch vehicles……in which is now in operation……

At 17:43 Hong Kong SAR- Beijing time on Saturday September 20th , 2024, at the Xichang Launch Center in Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province , China, People’s Republic of China , the “Kuaizhou-1A” solid-fuel carrier rocket carrying four communication satellites of the “Apocalypse” constellation 29 to 32 was launched, successfully sending the satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO).

The 29th to 32nd satellites of the “Apocalypse” constellation are low-orbit satellite IoT communication satellites developed by Beijing Guodian Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. The “Apocalypse” constellation is built and operated by Beijing Guodian Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. It consists of 38 satellites and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2024. It will achieve an average revisit frequency of 1 time/10 minutes worldwide. The constellation aims to create a global low-orbit satellite IoT ecosystem that integrates the earth and the sky, and open up a new situation for satellite IoT consumer applications.

“Kuaizhou-1A” is a small launch vehicle launched by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. It adopts a four-stage tandem configuration, with solid power in the first, second and third stages and liquid power in the fourth stage. The rocket is about 20 meters high and has a maximum diameter of 1.4 meters. It can be equipped with a fairing with a diameter of 1.2 meters/1.4 meters. The takeoff mass is about 30 tons and the takeoff thrust is 60 tons. Its low-Earth orbit (LEO) capacity is 300 kilograms, the 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) capacity is 250 kilograms, and the 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) capacity is 200 kilograms. The liquid last stage of this rocket has the ability to ignite multiple times and can perform multi-satellite launch missions in different orbits. In this mission, this type of rocket has greatly shortened the position process time through technical optimization, further improving product reliability.

 Since its successful maiden flight, the Kuaizhou-1A rocket has carried out a total of 27 launches, 25 of which were successful, making it China’s solid-fuel carrier rocket with the most launches and the most successes. Since the successful launch of the Kuaizhou-1A Yao 23 rocket on June 22, 2022, the rocket has achieved 13 consecutive victories.

This launch mission is the third launch of the Kuaizhou-1A rocket in 2024, the 14th launch from the Xichang Launch Center, the 43rd launch in China, and the 173rd launch into orbit in the world. From the launch of the Long March 3B at 09:14 on September 19 to this launch, China’s space program has carried out three launches within 33 hours, opening a high-density launch mode.

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At 1211  Hours Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time 20TH September 2024 , China- People’s Republic of China- CNSA –China National Space Administration   Successfully launched  Chang Zheng – Long March 2D Carrier Rocket ignited and took off at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Shanxi Province..  Successfully launch China successfully launched中国一箭6星打开成功   Jilin-1 wideband 02B01~06 satellites successfully into its pre-determined orbit…..

[Two new key products undergo real flight test assessment! The Long March 2D launch of six satellites in one rocket was a complete success! ]


The satellite-rocket separation mechanism of this rocket adopts a non-electric explosion separation mechanism to better ensure the design of the satellite separation timing; the rocket is equipped with a high-precision miniaturized ten-meter fibre optic inertial group and an arrow machine for flight test testing. Without affecting the main mission, the two key products were subjected to real flight test assessment, which is another step forward for the application of subsequent models.



This launch is the 91st launch of the Long March 2D carrier rocket, the 218th launch of the Long March series of carrier rockets developed by the Eighth Academy, and the 536th launch of the Long March series of carrier rockets.

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