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#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#BRI #November2023 #Tiangong #ChinaSpaceStation #CMS #ChinaMannedSpace, #Takionauts #Shenzhou #Tianzhou coming! The 2024 manned space mission logo is officially released….!

November 19, 2023 kevinjamesngLeave a comment

The 2024 manned space flight mission logo collection activity has come to an end. The China Manned Space Engineering Office has now released the four mission logos for the 2024 Tianzhou 7 mission, Tianzhou 8 mission, Shenzhou 18 manned mission, and Shenzhou 19 manned mission .

Design plan description

The “7” in the center of the logo of the plan is colorful and goes straight into the distance, symbolizing that my country’s aerospace industry is marching forward bravely on the long journey and writing a rich and colorful stroke in the vast space; the space station looms at the end of the road, symbolizing the Tianzhou Seven The cargo spacecraft will complete docking with the space station. The frame is designed using traditional Chinese cloud patterns. As a classic auspicious pattern, it means promotion and good luck. Decorated by thousands of golden stars, billowing auspicious clouds stretch and flow on both sides, escorting the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft in the center of the picture to fly, expressing heartfelt blessings for this mission. The overall color scheme uses traditional Chinese colors. The gold-inlaid jade color on the border is combined with the cloisonné in the center. The two form a sharp contrast and are fascinating.

Design plan description

The stars in the universe shine brightly, illuminating the long journey of the aerospace industry and leading its vigorous development. Combining the number “8” with the tail flame of the Tianzhou spacecraft, the simple lines highlight the theme. The three-color tail flame of red, yellow and blue also shows the unlimited energy of Chinese astronauts, and also implies the inclusiveness of China’s aerospace industry, as well as its efforts to promote the diversity and harmonious development of the world’s aerospace industry. Chinese blue is used as the main color of the logo. Different blues highlight the vastness and mystery of the universe, supplemented by bright colors to show the infinite vitality and energy of the aerospace industry.

Design plan description

The scheme’s logo style is simple and modern, with a strong emphasis on science and technology. The main body is the Chinese Space Station. The location of the Shenzhou 18 manned spacecraft and docking is highlighted with a yellow line. The mission’s serial number “18” is designed in a scientific and technological style, with numbers as The background emphasizes the task sequence and improves logo recognition and memory. The number of stars also corresponds to the mission number.

Design plan description

The plan is a circular logo in red, yellow and blue colors consisting of the Chinese space station, Shenzhou manned spacecraft, earth, starry sky and other patterns. The number “19” incorporates elements of the Chinese dragon and dances upward. There are a total of nineteen stars around it, corresponding to the Shenzhou 19 manned mission, and together they reflect the prosperity of my country’s aerospace industry.

Endless galaxy

Dreams are boundless

dream chasing palace

You are the witness

Best wishes for subsequent launch missions

A complete success!

Special Note on the way how the each Design was selected

The program selection and evaluation uses a combination of online voting and expert review to select the above-mentioned mission identification schemes. Among them, taking into account the overall situation of the candidate logo schemes of the two manned missions, the logo selected for the Shenzhou 18 mission was formed by optimizing the Shenzhou 19 candidate scheme.

Images and visuals are from their Respectives CMS China Manned SpaceCNSA-China National Space Administration

#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#WenchangSpacecraftLaunchCenter #文昌航天發射場 #November2023 |#ChangZheng7A #LongMarch7A Yao 6 #CarrierRocket Successfully Launch Deploying the #TestSatellite #CommunicationSatellite Number 10 …

November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 kevinjamesngLeave a comment

On the 3^rd November 2023 22:54 Hour Hong- Kong SAR – Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration 文昌航天發射場Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Center, Hainan Province, People’s Republic of China Successfully Launch the Medium Heavy advance Chang Zheng –Long March 7A Yao 6 Carrier Rocket….

This marks the 51st launch this year a complete success At 22:54 Hong Kong SAR- Beijing time on November 3, 2023, my country, China, People’s Republic of China. Used the Chang Zheng – Long March 7A modified Yao-6 launch vehicle at Station 201 of the Wenchang Space Launch Site to successfully transmit the communications

The technology test satellite No. 10 was launched into space. The satellite successfully entered the predetermined orbit and the launch mission was a complete success. This satellite is mainly used to carry out multi-band, high-speed satellite communication technology verification. This mission is the 495th flight of the Long March series of launch vehicles

On the morning of November 1, 2023, the “Long March 7A” Yao-6 carrier rocket has been transferred from the vertical assembly and test plant of the Hainan Wenchang launch site to the 201 launch station, and the launch mission has entered the final stage. It is expected that around 23:00 on November 3, the Chang Zheng- Long March 7A carrier rocket will be launched from station 201 to perform the rocket’s sixth launch mission.

The Chang Zheng- Long March 7A carrier rocket was developed by the First Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, and the communication technology test satellite No. 10 was developed by the Eighth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

A Chang Zheng- Long March 7A carrier rocket medium-sized three-stage semi-cryogenic liquid launch vehicle….. It is my country’s China, People’s Republic of China new generation of high-orbit launch vehicle and is mainly used to carry out launch missions from the earth’s medium and high orbits. The maximum length of the rocket is 60.7 meters, the maximum diameter of the core stage is 3.35 meters, the take-off mass is about 573 tons, the take-off thrust is 727 tons, and its 200×5000 kilometers zero-inclination Mid-Earth Transfer Orbit (MTO) capacity is not less than 5.5 tons, and the geosynchronous transfer The rail (GTO) transport capacity is not less than 7 tons. The Chang Zheng- Long March 7A carrier rocket is equipped with a fairing with a diameter of 4.2 meters and is used for single-main-star launches. The height of the rocket in this state is 60.13 meters.

The 495th launch of the Long March rocket, the Chang 7A rocket launched the communication technology test satellite No. 10!

Images and visuals are from their respectives CNSA –China National Space Administration

#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#BRI #October2023 | #CLEP the #鹊桥号中继卫星#Queqiao2 #LunarRelay Satellite is expected to be launched in #WenchangSpacecraftLaunchCenter in #March2024 …..

October 5, 2023 kevinjamesngLeave a comment

鹊桥号中继卫星 Queqiao 2 Lunar Relay Satellite is expected to be launched in Wenchang in March 2024 from CNSA – China National Space Adminstration- Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Center, Hainan Province, China, People’s Republic of China launched and deployed from the Chang Zheng- Long March 8 modified variant Carrier Rocket.. Designed to assistance communications between the far- Dark side of Earth’s Moon for further lunar

After completing the three-step tasks of “circling”, “landing” and “returning”, China’s lunar exploration project has entered the fourth phase. This phase has planned “Chang’e 4” (already implemented), “Chang’e 6”, “Chang’e 6” and “Chang’e 6”. “7” and “Chang’e 8” and other four missions will eventually lay the foundation for the construction of an international lunar scientific research station.

It is expected that in the first half of 2024, my country will organize and implement the “Chang’e-6” mission to implement sample return in the south pole-Aitken basin (SPA) on the far side of the moon. This will be a pioneering step for human lunar exploration. Because a human spacecraft has never carried out a sample return on the far side of the moon before. To complete the feat of back-lunar sampling and return, it is necessary to provide support for back-lunar communications. Since the “Queqiao” relay communication satellite has entered the end of its life, it is imperative to launch new relay satellites.

Chang Zheng- Long March 5″ Yao 5 Carrier Rocket.- Wenchang Spacecraft launch center – Hainan Province **China, People’s Republic of China**

It is expected that in March 2024, the “Queqiao-2” relay communication satellite will be launched from the Wenchang launch site by the “Long March 8” carrier rocket. The satellite will be sent into the Earth-moon transfer orbit and then transferred to the orbit on its own. The “Queqiao-2” relay satellite has been upgraded on the basis of “Queqiao”. Its overall capabilities and level have been greatly improved, and its launch quality has nearly doubled. The “Queqiao-2” relay satellite weighs 1.2 tons, has an antenna diameter of 4.2 meters, and a design life of 8 years. The communication payload carried by the satellite includes a 4.2-meter-diameter X-band parabolic antenna inherited from “Queqiao” for communicating with the detector. It has no tracking device and points to the detector through the guidance navigation control system (GNC); a 0.6-meter-diameter S/Ka dual Frequency parabolic antenna used to transmit data to ground stations. Dual-axis tracking and pointing ground station; S-band antenna for measurement and control (TT&C); ultra-high frequency (UHF) relay antenna. As a relay communication satellite, “Queqiao 2” not only provides data and signal forwarding, but also forwards various instructions issued by the ground to the detector.

[Queqiao-2 Relay Star] The Queqiao-2 relay star weighs 1.2 tons, has an antenna of 4.2 meters, and a design life of 8 years. It is planned to be launched into the Earth-moon transfer orbit using the Long March 8 carrier rocket at the Wenchang launch site in March 2024. Queqiao Chang’e-2 will provide relay communication services for the Chang’e-6, 7, and 8 missions. Queqiao-2 also carries three scientific payloads: the extreme ultraviolet camera, the array neutral atom imager, and the Earth-Moon VLBI test system

In addition to its main mission of relay communications, “Queqiao 2” also undertakes additional detection missions and carries three scientific payloads: extreme ultraviolet camera, array neutral atom imager, and Very-long-baseline interferometry of the Earth and Moon. Interferometry, VLBI) test system.

After being put into operation, “Queqiao 2” will first serve the “Chang’e 6” mission, and then adjust its orbit at an appropriate time to provide services for “Chang’e 7”, “Chang’e 8” and subsequent lunar exploration missions. In addition, “Queqiao 2” will provide relay communication services for the “Chang’e 4” lander and the “Yutu 2” rover.

Via CNSA China Space Administration –CLEP China Lunar Exploration project management office

#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#BRI #October2023 | #嫦娥八号#CLEP the #Moon #Change8- Lunar Mission is coming soon announcement …! 74th International Astronautical Congress (IAC)…. #LunarScienceMission

October 3, 2023 kevinjamesngLeave a comment

Chang’e 8 Lunar Mission is coming soon …!

On October 2^nd 2023, during the 74th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), the China National Space Administration released an announcement on international cooperation opportunities for the Chang’e-8 mission….

As an important task of the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project, Chang’e 8 is planned to be launched around 2028. It will carry out lunar multi-physical field and regional geological profile detection and research, lunar-based earth observation and research, and lunar in-situ sample analysis and resources. In-situ utilization and experiments and research on small closed terrestrial ecosystems in the lunar surface environment will form a basic type of lunar scientific research station together with Chang’e-7 and others.

Chang’e 8 Lunar Mission brief .. Main goal is to build a basic model of the lunar research station with Chang’e 7 Lunar Mission.. in which Modules consist of A lander, a Rover, and Operational Robot.. the Launch schedule within the Launch calendar of 2028 of using the International Icon the Chang Zheng- Long March 5 Carrier Rocket variant launching from Wenchang Space Launch Center, Wenchang, Hainan Province, China, People’s Republic of China….

China’s lunar exploration project adheres to the principles of “equality, mutual benefit, peaceful utilization, and win-win cooperation” and opens up opportunities for international cooperation on Chang’e-8 to the international community. Countries and international organizations are welcome to join and carry out mission-level, system-level, and stand-alone-level cooperation to jointly achieve More major original scientific discoveries will jointly promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

➥International cooperation on the Chang’e-8 mission will give priority to mission-level cooperation that can carry out inter-vehicle interaction and joint detection, lunar surface robots with basic lunar surface operating capabilities, as well as other complementary scientific payloads and scientifically innovative cooperation projects.

➥The Chang’e-8 lander is open to 200kg payload resources, and the independent module mass does not exceed 100kg, which is used to carry out system-level and stand-alone-level cooperation projects.

➥The deadline for submitting a letter of intent for the Chang’e-8 mission international cooperation project is December 31, 2023. It is planned to complete the preliminary selection in April 2024 and the final selection in September to confirm the cooperation project.

The fourth, fifth and sixth phases of China’s lunar exploration project, deep space exploration launch schedule: The

fourth phase of the lunar exploration project:
Chang’e 4 will be launched in 2018,
Chang’e 6 will be launched in 2024,
Chang’e 7 will be launched in 2026,
Chang’e 8 will be launched in 2028

The fifth phase of the lunar exploration project:
manned lunar landing in 2030

The sixth phase of the lunar exploration project:
the International Lunar Research Station is launched in 2031

Deep space exploration:
Tianwen-2 is launched in 2025
Tianwen-3 is launched in 2028
Tianwen-4 is launched in 2030 launch

Images and visuals are from their respectives Via CNSA China Space Administration –CLEP China Lunar Exploration project management office

#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#BRI #October2023 | #嫦娥五号#CLEP the #Moon #Change5 Team won the highest team honour of the International Academy of Astronautics…. On China’s National Day..

October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 kevinjamesngLeave a comment

More than One year ago on 24^th November 2020, the Chang Zheng – Long March Five Carrier Rocket Launched away in CNSA – China National Space Administration China Wenchang spaceport launch, Change Five Lunar probe into orbit, opened up towards China – People’s Republic of China’s first celestial bodies sample return trip from Mons Rumker on the Lunar Surface of the moon New research achievements – Chinese scientists reveal the composition of lunar soil minerals and space wind at the landing site of Chang’e 5

Chang’e-5 team On October 1^st 2023 on China’s National Day of the Founding of People’s Republic of China…. During the 74th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) opened in Baku, Azerbaijan. Scientists such as Schumacher, President of the International Academy of Astronautics, awarded the “Chang’e-5 team” to the Chinese Chang’e-5 team. Lawrence Team Award”. Chang’e-5 chief designer Hu Hao and others attended the award ceremony as team representatives and announced that Chang’e-5 lunar scientific research samples will soon be open to international applications. Scientists from all countries are welcome to jointly research and share results.

Chang’e-5 was China’s first unmanned lunar sample return mission. It was China’s most complex aerospace system project with the largest technical span at that time. It made breakthroughs in lunar surface sampling, lunar surface take-off and ascent, lunar orbit rendezvous and docking, sample transfer, and jump-type missions. Using key technologies such as re-entry and return, after an interlocking flight process, it brought back 1,731 grams of lunar samples, becoming the world’s largest unmanned lunar sampling mission with the largest single sampling volume. The Chang’e-5 mission is a vivid practice for my country to achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance. It has laid the foundation for subsequent unmanned lunar scientific research stations and manned lunar landings. It is another important milestone in my country’s aerospace development.

The “Lawrence Team Award” was established in 2001. It is one of the two major awards issued annually by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). It is the highest team honor of the International Academy of Astronautics and aims to recognize aerospace project teams that have made outstanding achievements in the field of aerospace. Chang’e-5’s outstanding achievements in technological innovation, scientific discovery, and international cooperation have won high recognition from international peers.