According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, at 16:46 on September 11, 2023, Beijing time, the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft, which has completed all scheduled tasks, successfully re-entered the atmosphere. Evacuate the space station assembly and transition to independent flight. It will re-enter the atmosphere in a controlled manner on September 12 as planned. Most of the components of the cargo spacecraft will be ablated and destroyed during the re-entry process, and a small amount of debris will fall into the South Pacific for a predetermined safety. sea area.
The Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft was launched into orbit at the Wenchang Space Launch Site on November 12, 2022, carrying consumables, propellants, and application materials for the three Shenzhou-15 astronauts to stay in orbit for six months (test ) experimental equipment and other materials, carrying a number of space application projects such as the “Macau Student Science Satellite No. 1” cube satellite, space hydrogen and oxygen fuel cells, and space high-energy particle detection payloads. During its in-orbit flight, the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft evacuated the space station assembly on May 5, 2023. After flying independently for 33 days, it rendezvous and docked with the space station assembly again and continued to carry out relevant space technology experiments.
[ On 6th June 2023, The CNSA –China National Space Administration Takionaut Crew of the Shenzhou 16 0310 Hours Hong Kong SAR-Beijing Time, ] Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft completed rendezvous and docking with the space station assembly again 天舟五号According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, the space station assembly has been evacuated in the early stage and has been flying independently in orbit for 33 days The Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft completed rendezvous and docking with the space station assembly at 3:10 on June 6, 2023, Beijing time. At present, the space station complex is in good condition, and various tasks will be carried out as planned.
On July – August 2023國泰航空公司Cathay Pacific Every small travel must-have contains a story of a certain period of time, and we can’t wait to continue the wonderful story with you and fly around the world with you.
Meet James Ng, aviation enthusiast and collector of all things Cathay Pacific. Amongst his collection of more than 30,000 aviation artifacts and memorabilia, the “Tung Hoi” bowling bag has remained his favourite since the 80s. James also walked us through some stories of his collectibles and shares how he will make the most of the future with Cathay.
What’s the greatest challenge of working at the airport? What keeps these two members of our Airport team going, even after three decades on the job? It’s been 25 years since the Hong Kong International Airport moved from its original Kai Tak location to Chek Lap Kok, and Carol and Harry are among the few remaining members of our Airport team who witnessed the last flight from Kai Tak Airport. Hear from the veterans as they share stories from the past 25 years, and beyond.
Diehard Cathay fan and professional photographer Jacky Lau has long held a passion for travelling. Impressively, he has kept every single one of his boarding passes, alongside a slew of Cathay collectibles. His most memorable flight by far was the one on which he brought his newborn baby daughter home from Canada.
Leon Ng is a frequent flyer by trade, and a Cathay enthusiast at heart.
Since more than two decades ago, we have connected Leon with his home, his work, and his eventual family. On top of his exceedingly rare Cathay keepsakes, Leon has plenty of fascinating stories to cherish, with one particularly heartwarming inflight experience shared by him and his wife.
On July 12, 2023, the Ninth China (International) Commercial Aerospace Summit Forum opened in Wuhan. This forum is jointly directed by China National Space Administration, China Meteorological Administration, China Manned Space Engineering Office, Hubei Provincial People’s Government, Wuhan Municipal People’s Government, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, China Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. It is co-sponsored by Group Co., Ltd., China Aerospace Foundation and Chinese Society of Astronautics. Ji Qiming, Assistant Director of China Manned Space Engineering Office, Zhang Hailian, Deputy Chief Designer of China Manned Space Engineering and other leaders attended the forum.
[Tianlong-3 rocket plans to make its first flight in May next year, and it will be able to achieve an annual output of 30 rounds]
The Tianlong-3 rocket is scheduled to complete its first flight in May 2024, and will subsequently have a commercial launch service capability of more than 30 rounds per year. The Tianlong-3 rocket has a diameter of 3.8 meters, a total length of 71 meters, a take-off mass of 590 tons, a take-off thrust of 770 tons, a low-earth orbit capacity of 17 tons, and a sun-synchronous orbit capacity of 14 tons.
Space Pioneer, a Beijing-based private rocket maker, plans to carry out the debut launch of its TL 3 carrier rocket in 2024.The company said it hopes the model will become the backbone of China’s commercial space launch market. According to Space Pioneer, the TL 3 will be 71 meters tall, with a diameter of 3.8 meters. With a liftoff weight of 590 tons and a thrust of 770 tons, the rocket will be capable of sending satellites with a combined weight of 14 tons into a typical sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometers, or putting a spacecraft weighing 17 tons into a low-Earth orbit.
2024 The first launch of its TL 3 launch vehicle. The company said it hopes the model will become a mainstay in China’s commercial space launch market. TL 3 is 71 meters high and 3.8 meters in diameter. With a take-off weight of 590 tons and a thrust of 770 tons, the rocket is capable of sending satellites with a total weight of 14 tons into a typical sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometers, or a spacecraft weighing 17 tons into low-Earth orbit.
In April 2023, the Tianlong-2 medium-sized liquid carrier rocket independently developed by Tianbing Technology successfully made its maiden flight. This is the first private liquid rocket in China. On the basis of the successful launch, Tianbing Technology independently developed the Tianlong-3 large liquid launch vehicle. Compared with the Tianlong-2 rocket, the Tianlong-3 rocket has a greater carrying capacity. The self-developed 100-ton Tianhuo 12 liquid oxygen kerosene rocket engine has passed the test run of the whole system under various working conditions.
Zhang Chenxing, deputy director of the general department of Tianbing Technology Rocket R&D Center, needs to consider the transportation capacity and launch cost of the rocket launch. In the face of satellites weighing 300 kg to 500 kg, the Tianlong-3 rocket can carry 30 to 60 satellites at a time, and the launch cost can be effectively reduced to the price level of the US Space Exploration Technology Corporation (SpaceX) “Falcon 9” rocket.
On the 30th May 2023 clear 0931 Hours Morning Hong Kong SAR- Beijing time , the Belt and Road InitiativeCNSA –China National Space Administration from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center – Inner Mongolia –China – People’s Republic of China deployment of the Chang Zheng – The Chang Zheng – Long March 2F Yao 16 –Shenzhou 16 carrier rocket.. On which Takionauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao took to the predetermined orbit. The first manned flight mission in the application and development stage was a complete success. The three astronauts will stay in the space station and “join up” with the crew of Shenzhou 15 to carry out on-orbit handover “face-to-face” meeting in which brings the total crew of six with a handover ceremony from Shenzhou 15 towards 16..
On the 14th July 2023 CNSA China National Space Administration – Tiangong – China Space Station Shenzhou 16 Crew With the completion of the construction of the third module of China’s space station in orbit and the efficient operation of the National Space Laboratory, astronauts in the space station closely cooperate with ground scientific research personnel to carry out large-scale space science on a rolling basis experiment. The Shenshiliu group has recently carried out fluid physics experiments and set up a cold atom interferometer.
On the 30th May 2023 clear 0931 Hours Morning Hong Kong SAR- Beijing time , the Belt and Road InitiativeCNSA –China National Space Administration from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center – Inner Mongolia –China – People’s Republic of China deployment of the Chang Zheng – The Chang Zheng – Long March 2F Yao 16 –Shenzhou 16 carrier rocket.. On which Takionauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao took to the predetermined orbit. The first manned flight mission in the application and development stage was a complete success. The three astronauts will stay in the space station and “join up” with the crew of Shenzhou 15 to carry out on-orbit handover “face-to-face” meeting in which brings the total crew of six with a handover ceremony from Shenzhou 15 towards 16..
On the week of 28th May 2023 .. Super blockbuster spectaculars earth views! From the Shenzhou Sixteen Takionauts shooting awesome stunning the earth view mobile videography….. The white bulkhead of the Tiangong -China space station, the bright sun wings and the clear blue earth make people fascinated. Although the Takionauts live in one side of the space station, through the portholes, they can see the brilliance of the stars, the sun and the moon sprinkled on the space station, reflecting the bright streamer. This beautiful scene is shared with us through the lens of Takionauts…..
