At 1:12 am on January 21st, 2025, Hong Kong SAR- Beijing time, after about 8.5 hours of extravehicular activities, Shenzhou 19 crew astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, and Wang Haoze worked closely together, and with the support of the space station’s robotic arm and ground scientific researchers, completed the installation of the space station’s space debris protection device and the inspection of extravehicular equipment and facilities. Extravehicular astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong have safely returned to the Wentian laboratory module, and the extravehicular activities were a complete success….
On CNSA –China National Space Administration The Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft will be in Readiness 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..
The world’s most powerful cargo spacecraft in service has further improved its carrying capacity!
From 8:00 to 11:00 Beijing time on November 13, 2024, at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Wenchang, Hainan, China, the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft and the Long March-7 Yao-9 carrier rocket ship-rocket combination were vertically transferred from the vertical assembly and test plant to the launch position. The mission ship-rocket completed the last few kilometers on the ground, waiting for launch this week.
“Tianzhou-8” is an improved version of the “Tianzhou” spacecraft. It is the third ship of the second batch of products after the mass production of the “Tianzhou” spacecraft. It is a fully sealed cargo spacecraft with a double-cabin tandem configuration, including a propulsion cabin and a cargo cabin.
The improved version of the Tianzhou spacecraft is 10.6 meters long, with a maximum diameter of 3.35 meters (cargo compartment), a wingspan of 14.9 meters when the solar wing is unfolded, a cargo compartment loading space of 22.5 cubic meters, a loading capacity of 6.7 tons, and a total cargo loading capacity of 7.4 tons including the propulsion compartment tank capacity. The dry mass of the spacecraft is 6.5 tons. The Tianzhou is the world’s most powerful cargo spacecraft in service. Compared with the Tianzhou-6 and Tianzhou-7 spacecrafts, the carrying space of the Tianzhou-8 has increased by more than 200 liters (0.2 cubic meters) and the carrying capacity by more than 100 kilograms (0.1 tons).
Tianzhou is a one-time cargo spacecraft. Even though it has the highest carrying coefficient (carrying efficiency) in the world, it still has a high unit transportation cost, just like other countries’ one-time cargo spacecraft. In order to continuously improve the efficiency of cargo replenishment, Tianzhou cargo spacecraft is constantly being improved and upgraded. By optimizing the space layout and reducing the weight of the spacecraft, Tianzhou has increased the carrying space and carrying weight, and can meet the material needs of the space station for a longer period of time through a single mission, further reducing the operating costs of the space station.
This mission is the second cargo supply mission of China’s manned space program in 2024 and the seventh cargo supply mission of China’s space station. It is planned to provide in-orbit support for the two manned flight missions of “Shenzhou 19” and “Shenzhou 20”.
Before the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft went up, the Tianzhou-7 spacecraft had already withdrawn from the rear port of the Tianhe core module of the Chinese space station, making way for the former’s dedicated docking port for the cargo spacecraft.
At the same time, the crew of the Shenzhou 19 stationed in the space station has completed manual remote control exercises and made full preparations for the ascent of the Tianzhou 8 spacecraft.
“Long March 7 Carrier Rocket successfully launches Tianzhou 8! The Shenzhou 19 crew, get ready to receive the “big gift package”
At 23:13 Beijing Time on November 15 2024, the Long March 7 carrier rocket carrying the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft ignited and took off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan Province China, People’s Republic of China. . About 10 minutes later, the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft successfully separated from the rocket and entered the predetermined orbit. After that, the spacecraft’s solar panels were smoothly deployed, and the launch mission was a complete success. About 3 hours later, the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft will complete rendezvous and docking with the rear port of the Tianhe core module of the space station and transfer to the combined flight phase. Subsequently, the Shenzhou 19 Takionaut crew will enter the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft and carry out related work such as cargo transfer as planned. This launch is the 546th launch of the Long March series of carrier rockets….
天舟八号
[Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft completes rendezvous and docking with space station complex]
The latest news from the China Manned Spaceflight Office; Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft successfully completed state setting after entering orbit, and successfully docked with the rear port of the Tianhe core module of the space station at 02:32 Beijing time today. After the rendezvous and docking is completed, Tianzhou 8 will transfer to the complex flight phase. Subsequently, the Shenzhou 19 Takionaut crew will enter the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft and carry out related work such as cargo transfer as planned.
天舟八号 [Unpacking the package]
This morning, the Shenzhou 19 Takionaut crew opened the Tianzhou 8 hatch with the cooperation of the ground and began to “unpack the package” in space. At 8:26 Beijing Time, Takionaut Cai Xuzhe opened the Tianzhou 8 hatch and entered the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft. The Shenzhou 19 astronaut crew will continue to carry out related work such as cargo transfer as planned….
CNSA- China National Space Administration- Beijing Aerospace City – CMS China Manned Space – Control Center for the Operations of Tiangong -China Space Station is Something Out of Star Trek…
On the day Tuesday of Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time 22nd October 2024 CNSA –China National Space Administration , China, People’s Republic of China At 0745 Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time , the Chang Zheng -Long March 2F Yao 19 carrier rocket successfully deployed to the launch complex at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Inner Mongolia, China, People’s Republic of China.. in that readiness
Cai Xuzhe will be leading the Shenzhou-19 mission alongside newcomers Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, the China Manned Space Agency has announced.
The spacecraft is set for liftoff at 4.27am on Wednesday 30th October 2024 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
“The torch of space exploration of the Shenzhou crew… has now been passed to our post-90s generation. I am very proud of this,” said Song Lingdong at a press conference.
Wang, the nation’s only female space flight engineer, said she’s giving it all.
“With every sunrise and sunset, we’d like to make them the landmarks of our journey to the universe,” she said.
神舟十九号The Shenzhou 19 manned spacecraft and the Long March 2F Yao 19 carrier rocket combination have been transferred to the launch area. At present, the launch site facilities and equipment are in good condition. The subsequent pre-launch functional inspections, joint tests and other work will be carried out as planned, and the launch is scheduled to be carried out in the near future.
神舟十九号
Cai Xuzhe will break the record for the interval between two flight missions for Chinese Takionauts!
On the day Tuesday of Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time 29th October 2024 CNSA –China National Space Administration , China, People’s Republic of China At 0745 Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time , the Chang Zheng -Long March 2F Yao 19 carrier rocket successfully deployed to the launch complex at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Inner Mongolia, China, People’s Republic of China.. in that readiness an Announcement for a Six month mission onboard the Tiangong China Space Station..
神舟十九号 Shenzhou 19 Crew..
On October 26, 2024, the three Takionaut s of Shenzhou 19 simulated the flight mission according to the process. After entering the spacecraft’s return capsule, they began the joint inspection and testing of man, spacecraft, rocket and ground, and completed all key operations of the standby phase and takeoff phase during the rocket’s simulated takeoff.
On October 28, 2024, according to CCTV News, the launch of the Shenzhou 19 manned spacecraft was imminent, and the astronauts’ transportation vehicles were replaced by the “Hongqi Fleet” for the first time. The vehicle that undertook the Takionaut transportation mission this time was the Hongqi Guoyue Concierge Car, which had undergone targeted modifications and upgrades. It was equipped with double-layer silent glass, carpet, and refrigerator. The length of the car was increased by 29 centimeters, and the number of seats was reduced to facilitate the Takionauts wearing heavy space suits. There were only eight large characters on the license plate, “Nothing can go wrong and a complete success”, which embodied the best wishes for the astronauts’ mission.
On October 29, 2024, according to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, after research and decision by the Space Station Application and Development Phase Flight Mission Command, the astronaut crew for the Shenzhou 19 manned flight mission will consist of three Takionauts: Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, and Wang Haoze, with Cai Xuzhe as the commander. The crew includes one Takionaut from the second batch and two astronauts from the third batch. Among them, Takionauts Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze are both born in the 1990s and are performing their first flight mission. Astronaut Wang Haoze is China’s first female flight engineer
On the morning of October 29, 2024, the three Takionauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, and Wang Haoze who will carry out the Shenzhou 19 manned flight mission met with Chinese and foreign media reporters at the Wentian Pavilion of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center….
蔡旭哲Cai Xuzhe
Male, Han nationality, was born in May 1976 in Shenzhou, Hebei Province. He joined the army in September 1995 and joined the Communist Party of China in May 1998. He graduated from the School of Management of Xi’an Jiaotong University with a master’s degree in industrial engineering and holds the rank of Army Colonel. He is currently a first-class astronaut of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Astronaut Brigade and the commander of the Shenzhou 19 Takionaut crew.
Cai Xuzhe studied at the Baoding Branch of the Changchun Air Force Flight Academy in his early years He later served as deputy commander of a flight squadron of an Air Force aviation regiment and was rated as a first-class pilot in the Air Force. In May 2010, he was selected into the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Astronaut Brigade and became China’s second batch of astronauts. In December 2019, he was selected to join the Shenzhou 14 flight crew. [54]On June 5, 2022, Cai Xuzhe, Chen Dong and Liu Yang will carry out the Shenzhou 14 manned flight mission. [During the mission, the three people stayed in orbit for 6 months, carried out 3 extravehicular activities, completed the installation and commissioning of the space station’s internal and external equipment and facilities related to space application missions, carried out a series of space science experiments and technical tests, and returned safely on December 4, 2022. The Shenzhou 14 manned flight mission was the most complex, technically difficult, and labor-intensive manned flight mission since the construction of the Chinese space station in orbit. It was the first time that two manned spacecraft were in orbit at the same time and two groups of astronauts rotated in orbit. It set a world record for the fastest rendezvous and docking of a cargo spacecraft with a space station and a new Chinese record for three extravehicular activities in a single manned flight mission, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent construction and operation of the space station. In October 2024, Cai Xuzhe was selected to join the Shenzhou 19 flight crew, forming a crew with Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze , and serving as the commander.
宋令东Song Lingdong
Male, Han nationality, was born in August 1990, from Cao County, Shandong Province. He joined the army in September 2008 and joined the Communist Party of China in March 2013. He graduated from the Air Force Aviation University of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army with a bachelor’s degree and holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Air Force. He is currently a fourth-level astronaut of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Astronaut Brigade and an astronaut of the Shenzhou 19 spacecraft….
In 2008, Song Lingdong enlisted in the military and became a pilot. He was once the squadron leader of a flight squadron of an Air Force brigade and was rated as a first-class pilot of the Air Force. In September 2020, he was selected as one of China’s third batch of Takionauts. In October 2024, Song Lingdong was selected to join the Shenzhou 19 flight crew , along with Cai Xuzhe and Wang Haoze , with Cai Xuzhe serving as the commander. Song Lingdong thus became China’s first male Takionaut born in the 1990s
On October 29, 2024, the three astronauts, Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, and Wang Haoze, met with Chinese and foreign media reporters at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.Shenzhou 19 will be launched at 04:27 Beijing time on October 30, 2024. The mission is scheduled to return to the Dongfeng landing site in late April or early May 2025.
王浩泽Wang Haoze
Female, Manchu ethinc, born in March 1990, native of Luanping, Hebei, member of the Communist Party of China, Army Lieutenant Colonel, fourth-level Takionaut of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Astronaut Brigade , Takionaut of Shenzhou 19 …
In 2008, Wang Haoze enrolled in the Energy and Power Engineering major at the School of Energy and Environment of Southeast University. …..In December 2009, she joined the Communist Party In 2015, Wang Haoze received a master’s degree in thermal engineering ….. In the same year, she joined the Beijing Aerospace Propulsion Institute and was engaged in the overall design of new rocket engines . In September 2020, he was selected as one of China’s third batch of Takionauts. After a comprehensive assessment, he was selected as a member of the Shenzhou 19 manned flight mission crew. In January 2021, he joined the military. In 2023, he was selected to join the Shenzhou 19 crew, carrying out the mission together with Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong .In October 2024, he will be selected to join the astronaut crew for the Shenzhou 19 manned mission.
Wang Haoze is China’s first female space flight engineer and will be the third Chinese woman Takionaut..
China’s fourth batch of Takionauts, including two payload specialists from Hong Kong and Macao SARs, will prepare for not only space station operations but also manned Moon Landing missions. Their current training starting in August includes piloting moon rovers and conducting spacewalks on the lunar surface.
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.
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”.
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..
