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On the Month of March 2024, China, People’s Republic of China, it’s the world’s number one most important event it’s the两会 Two Sessions in which last out Ten Days straight  starting out on the 6th March 2024 ..  The Two Sessions (Chinese: 两会) is the collective term for the Chinese government’s annual plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), which are typically both held every March at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing around the same …

During the two sessions of the One of many asspects is China-People’s Republic of China’s Space Program, also Space Sciences, Space Exploration of CNSA –China National Space Administration one of many core aspect it’s Direction..

王亞平 Wang Yaping  Colonel – Takionaut  Shenzhou 10/13 Mission internationally Known as China’s First Teacher ….  During the two sessions of 2024, Takionaut Wang Yaping aims for moonwalk, shares space station research progress and astronaut preparation mindset. Completed spacewalk in Shenzhou-13 mission, now focused on continuous training for readiness.

Wang Yaping female, Han nationality, native of Yantai , Shandong Province , member of the Communist Party of China, master’s degree, special Takionaut. She is currently a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Vice Chairman (concurrently) of the All-China Women’s Federation, and a full-time Takionaut at the senior colonel level in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Takionaut – Astronaut Brigade. 

Born in January 1980, she joined the army in August 1997 and the party in May 2000, with the rank of senior colonel. He once served as the deputy commander of a certain regiment of a certain division of the Air Force Aviation Corps. He flew safely for 1,567 hours and was rated as a second-class pilot of the Air Force. In May 2010, she was selected into the second batch of Chinese astronauts. In March 2012, he was selected as a backup astronaut for the Shenzhou-9 mission. In June 2013, he carried out the Shenzhou 10 mission; in December 2019, he was selected as the crew of the Shenzhou 13 mission Representative to the 13th National People’s Congress, China Aerospace Charity Ambassador In June 2013, she carried out the Shenzhou-10 mission, which lasted 15 days, and became China’s first space teacher. From October 2021 to April 2022, the Shenzhou 13 mission was carried out, which lasted 183 days, and a total of three space lectures were conducted China’s first female astronaut to station on the space station and first to conduct extravehicular activities

[ 王亚平 Wang Yaping  picks the brightest stars in space ]

Women are mankind’s “half the sky” and have always played an important role in mankind’s manned space exploration journey. Wang Yaping went to space twice, bringing the unique delicacy, intelligence, tenacity and courage of women to the manned space industry. With hard work and perseverance, she picked the brightest stars in the vast starry sky. “She Speaks” is specially planned for International Women’s Day on March 8th

Wang Yaping: Ready to go to space at any time, hoping to achieve a moonwalk. Wang Yaping introduced that Tiangong- China’s space station has implemented more than 150 space science research and application projects in batches in orbit. For Takionauts, there are only two states: flying and preparing to fly. Wang Yaping said that in the Shenzhou 13 mission, she has already completed a spacewalk, and after returning, she has started new normalized training, hoping to maintain a better state and be ready at any time…

[Wang Yaping: Ready to go to space at any time, hoping to have the opportunity to walk on the moon]

China, full of vitality, has entered the “Two Sessions Time”. Last year, Wang Yaping was elected as a member of the new National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Recently, while attending the meeting in Beijing, she accepted a live broadcast from CCTV News’ “One Year Plan to Watch the Two Sessions

[Zhang Yang’s dialogue with Wang Yaping, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference]

 This is my third interview with Yaping. My old friend has a new identity. As a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, she will focus on science education and promotion. Yaping also revealed to me the new progress of the moon landing. It is said that the simulator used for moon landing training is already under construction. She has already begun to imagine how to teach a space lesson on the moon. She is full of expectation

[Wang Yaping: Continue to pay attention to science popularization education and science popularization promotion]

Wang Yaping, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, said in an interview, “This year I will continue to pay attention to science popularization education and science popularization promotion. This year’s proposal is to further promote the high-quality development of national science popularization work and strengthen national science popularization. Infrastructure construction, enriching and expanding the forms of national science popularization, and improving the policy system of national science popularization.

[Wang Yaping: Suggestions and suggestions to improve the quality of youth science education] Members who participated in the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference reviewed the work report and proposal work report of the CPPCC Standing Committee in groups on the afternoon of March 5. Wang Yaping, a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, said, “I will base myself on my position, keep pace with the times, make suggestions and suggestions to improve the quality of science education for young people, and be a good sower of the space dream.

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On the 13:32 hours on March 2nd, 2024, Beijing time, after about 8 hours of extravehicular activities, Shenzhou 17 Takionauts Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, and Jiang Xinlin Close coordination, with the cooperation and support of the CNSA- China National Space Administration Tiangong- China space station’s robotic arm and ground scientific researchers, completed all set tasks. Astronauts Tang Hongbo and Jiang Xinlin have safely returned to the Wentian experimental module, and the extravehicular activity was a complete success.


Based on the last EVA maintenance test, this EVA focused on completing the repair work on the solar wing of the Tianhe core module, eliminating the impact of the early impact of tiny particles in space. After evaluation and analysis, the solar panel  wing  power generation performance is normal. . This is the first time that Chinese astronauts have completed the maintenance task of extravehicular facilities of an orbiting spacecraft. During the extravehicular activities, the astronauts also inspected the status of the space station cabin.

According to plan, a large number of space science experiments and technology tests will also be carried out during the Shenzhou 17 manned mission.

[The crew of Shenzhou 17 will make its second exit from the spacecraft in the near future] According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, since the successful completion of the first spacecraft activity on December 21, 2023, the astronaut crew of Shenzhou 17 has completed On-orbit training for robotic arm operation, full-system pressure emergency drills, payload evacuation, experimental cabinet debugging and preparation for the second evacuation activity, space life science and human body research, space microgravity physics, space astronomy and earth science, space science experimental projects such as new technologies and applications are advancing steadily.



At present, the crew of the Shenzhou 17th astronauts are in good condition, the space station assembly is operating stably, and they have the conditions to carry out extravehicular activities…

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On February 26, 2024, the Aerospace Science and Technology Group released the “Blue Book of China’s Aerospace Science and Technology Activities (2023)” (referred to as the “Blue Book”). According to the published content, 2024 will be a “big year” for China’s aerospace industry, and various mission data will reach record highs. Of the 100 launch missions throughout the year, the Group accounted for 70%

The “Blue Book” shows that China’s aerospace industry is expected to carry out about 100 launch missions throughout the year in 2024, which is expected to set a new record.

Among these 100 or so launch missions, the Aerospace Science and Technology Group plans to arrange nearly 70 (the remaining 30 are expected to be commercial rocket plans), will launch more than 290 spacecraft, and implement a series of major engineering tasks, including:

Completed the first flight missions of the Long March 6C carrier rocket and the Long March 12 carrier rocket;

The space station entered normal operation mode and completed 2 cargo spacecraft, 2 manned spacecraft launch missions and 2 return missions during the year;

Promote the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project, launch the Queqiao-2 relay satellite and the Chang’e-6 probe, and achieve the world’s first sample return from the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon;

Launched ocean salinity detection satellite, electromagnetic monitoring satellite 02, Sino-French astronomical satellite, Shijian No. 19 and other civilian satellites to meet the application needs of users in various industries;

Accelerate the construction of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group’s “new generation commercial remote sensing satellite system”.

Wenchang commercial space launch site will make its debut

The “Blue Book” also shows that the Hainan Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site will usher in its first launch mission, and the construction of multiple satellite constellations will be accelerated.

1. The Long March 6C carrier rocket made its first flight.

The Long March 6C launch vehicle is a new single-core stage all-liquid oxygen/kerosene-powered liquid launch vehicle. The rocket adopts a two-stage configuration and can perform a variety of orbital launch missions. The 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit has a carrying capacity of about 2 tons, 500 The carrying capacity of the sun-synchronous orbit is about 2.4 tons per kilometer. It has the characteristics of high reliability, low launch cost, strong adaptability and short performance period.

2. The Long March 12 carrier rocket made its first flight.

The Long March 12 launch vehicle is my country’s first 3.8-meter-diameter single-core liquid launch vehicle with a two-stage configuration. Its low-Earth orbit carrying capacity is not less than 10 tons and the 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit carrying capacity is not less than 6 tons.

At present, all the development work of the rocket has been completed, and it is planned to complete the launch mission of the first rocket at my country’s first commercial launch site in Wenchang, Hainan in 2024.

Space station, lunar exploration… various new missions are available

The Long March 12th launch vehicle is China’s first 3.8-meter-diameter single-core liquid launch vehicle with a two-stage configuration. The low-Earth orbit carrying capacity is not less than 10 tons and the solar range is 700 kilometers. The carrying capacity of the synchronous orbit is not less than 6 tons. At present, all the development work of the rocket has been completed, and it is planned to complete the launch mission of the first rocket at my country’s first commercial launch site in Wenchang, Hainan in 2024.

1. The space station enters normal operation mode.

The China Space Station has entered the normal operation stage. It has completed the launch of the Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft in January this year. It plans to launch the Shenzhou 18 manned spacecraft in the first half of the year to welcome the return of the Shenzhou 17 astronauts; in the second half of the year, it plans to launch the Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft. The Zhou 8 cargo spacecraft and the Shenzhou 19 manned spacecraft will welcome the return of the Shenzhou 18 astronauts; the Shenzhou 20 manned spacecraft and the Long March 2F rocket will enter the launch site in the second half of the year for emergency rescue duty .

2. Promote the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project.

In the first half of this year, the Queqiao-2 relay satellite and Chang’e-6 detector will be launched at an appropriate opportunity.

Queqiao-2 will provide relay communication services for subsequent lunar exploration missions. The mission goals of the Chang’e-6 probe are: to fly through the Earth and around the moon, land in a selected area of ​​the Antarctic Aitken Basin in the southern hemisphere of the moon, and collect lunar data. Samples will be safely sent to the ground through the processes of lunar surface take-off, lunar orbit rendezvous and sample transfer, lunar-ground transfer and re-entry recovery.

This will be the first time humans have landed on the far side of the moon and returned samples.

3. Launch ocean salinity detection satellites.

The ocean salinity detection satellite is a “13th Five-Year Plan” scientific research satellite of the “National Civilian Space Infrastructure Construction Medium and Long-term Development Plan”. It belongs to the ocean power satellite series and is used to obtain global ocean salinity information.

The satellite will fill the gap in the ocean salinity detection capabilities of China’s marine power satellite series and take into account soil moisture detection to meet the urgent needs of many industries and business departments such as oceans, disaster reduction, agriculture, meteorology, etc., and is an important step in China’s implementation of marine resource development and Important technical support for disaster prevention and environmental monitoring.

4. The new generation of commercial remote sensing satellite systems is accelerated.

During the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, China will comprehensively build “China’s four-dimensional new generation commercial remote sensing satellite system”, including sub-meter high-resolution optical payloads, wide-width optical payloads, high-resolution radar payloads and other diversified types of commercial remote sensing satellites. At present, the construction of the first phase of four satellite systems has been completed and has begun to provide high-efficiency and high-performance spatio-temporal information services to users in traditional and emerging markets.

The “Blue Book” shows that in 2024, the Aerospace Science and Technology Group’s research and development tasks will continue to be high-intensity, and it will comprehensively promote the manned lunar exploration project and the deep space exploration project, and continue to promote the new generation of near-Earth manned spacecraft, Chang’e 7, and Tianwen 2. , geostationary microwave detection satellites, etc., launched more than 230 launch vehicle batches into production, and completed a number of commercial aerospace and whole-satellite export contracts.

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On the Morning Hour Hong- Kong SAR – Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration   On 15th January 2024, the combination of the Long March 7 Yao 8 carrier rocket and天舟七号the Advance cargo spacecraft was vertically at the Wenchang Space Launch Site, Hainan Province China, Peoples Republic of China transported to the Wenchang launch complex  standing by in readiness to launch towards the Tiangong –China Space Station..

天舟七号 Chang Zheng – Long March 7 Carrier Rocket  with the Advance Tianzhou cargo spacecraft launch mission was a complete success……  At 22:27 on January 17, 2024, Hong Kong SAR-  Beijing time, the Long March 7 Yao 8 launch vehicle carrying the Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft was ignited at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China. About 10 minutes after the launch, the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft successfully separated from the rocket and entered the predetermined orbit. Afterwards, the spacecraft’s solar panels were deployed smoothly, making the launch a complete success. In the future, the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft will rendezvous and dock with the space station assembly in orbit.



The Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft was loaded with consumables, propellants, application experimental equipment and other materials for the astronauts to stay in orbit, and sent “new year goods” for the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon to the Shenzhou-17 astronaut crew.

This mission is the fourth launch mission since my country’s manned space project entered the space station application and development stage. It is the 31st launch mission since the project was established and implemented. It is also the 507th flight of the Long March series of launch vehicles

【Complete combination!  The Advance Tianzhou 7  cargo spacecraft and the China space station assembly completed the rendezvous and docking]

The Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft successfully completed the status setting after entering orbit, and successfully docked with the space station Tianhe at 01:46 on January 18, 2024, Beijing time Core cabin aft port. After the rendezvous and docking is completed, Tianzhou-7 will transfer to the combined flight phase. Subsequently, the Shenzhou 17 astronaut crew will enter the Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft and carry out cargo transfer and other related work as planned……

The Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft carries more than 260 pieces of cargo, and the total weight of the transported materials is about 5.6 tons. Among them, 2.4 tons of daily necessities were delivered to the astronaut crew, including Spring Festival goods for the Year of the Dragon, fresh fruit and vegetable gift packages, etc.
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On the 29th September 2023 the嫦娥六号; Change 6 Lunar Sample Return Mission onboard the  Chang Zheng – Long March Five Carrier Rocket modified announcement by CNSA – China National Space Administration China Wenchang spaceport launch, Change lunar series  Lunar probes… The National Space Administration announced today that the development of the lunar exploration project Chang’e-6 mission is currently underway as planned and is planned to be launched around 2024. At the same time, our country is accelerating the scientific project of the International Lunar Research Station, and hopes that more international partners will join in to jointly expand the boundaries of human cognition, contribute to the peaceful use of space, and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

On January 8th  2024 and 9th January, 2024, the detector products of the Chang’e-6 mission of the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project took the An-124 and Yun-20 aircraft respectively and arrived at Hainan Meilan International Airport. Transported by road to the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province, China, People’s Republic of China.. Subsequent test preparations before launch will be carried out as planned.

The Chang’e-6 mission will break through key technologies such as lunar retrograde orbit design and control, lunar back intelligent sampling, and lunar back take-off and ascent, implement automatic sampling and return on the lunar back, and at the same time carry out scientific exploration and international cooperation in the landing area.

At present, the launch site facilities are in good condition and all preparations are being carried out in an orderly manner as planned. Chang’e-6 is scheduled to be launched in the first half of this year.

　　According to arrangements, the Chang’e-6 mission will carry out sample returns from the far side of the moon. The 10 lunar sampling returns that humans have carried out so far are all located on the front side of the moon. The far side of the moon is generally older than the front side of the moon, and there is the Aitken Basin, one of the three major lunar terrestrial bodies, which has important scientific research value. The pre-selected landing area for the Chang’e-6 mission is located in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon, with a view to discovering and collecting lunar samples from different regions and ages to enhance human understanding of the moon.
　　 According to arrangements, the Chang’e-6 mission will carry out sample returns from the far side of the moon. The 10 lunar sampling returns that humans have carried out so far are all located on the front side of the moon. The far side of the moon is generally older than the front side of the moon, and there is the Aitken Basin, one of the three major lunar terrestrial bodies, which has important scientific research value. The pre-selected landing area for the Chang’e-6 mission is located in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon, with a view to discovering and collecting lunar samples from different regions and ages to enhance human understanding of the moon.

It is reported that in order to successfully complete the communication between the spacecraft on the far side of the moon and the earth, China, People’s Republic of China newly developed Queqiao-2 relay communication satellite is planned to be launched in the first half of 2024.

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