China displays its next-generation spaceship
01 October 2021
Leonard David found one of the most attractive space displays at the Zhuhai Airshow 2021: China’s next-generation crewed spacecraft. "The once flown capsule is making its public debut at the Airshow China 2021 in Guangdong Province’s Zhuhai City. This craft is larger than the now-in-use Shenzhou spacecraft. China space officials say the new vehicle extends the qualities of reliability and safety, and will be reusable."
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APSCO Student Small Satellites Ready for Launch
30 September 2021
APSCO is ready to launch the two satellites developed under the APSCO Student Small Satellite (SSS) Project, in mid-October 2021.
The APSCO SSS Project is one of the important hands-on training programmes carried out under APSCO's supervision. It aims to promote the capacity building on space science and technology among the faculty members and students from Member States universities. On 16 and 24 September 2021, far well ceremonies for the SSS-1 microsatellite and SSS-2A cube satellite were held at Beihang University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, respectively. Right now, both satellites are at the launch site, where the teams are testing and preparing the satellites.
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China to launch 100 t heavy-lift carrier rocket around 2028
30 September 2021
A heavy-lift carrier rocket in China able to carry a payload of 100 t is expected to be launched around 2028. The rocket will be employed for manned lunar missions and deep-space exploration missions. A model of the new-gen heavy-lift carrier rocket is being exhibited at the Airshow China 2021. Carrying different numbers of boosters, the new rocket series will be able to send spacecraft weighing between 50 to 140 t to LEO, and 15 to 50 t to Earth-Moon transfer orbit. Besides, it can also carry spacecraft of 12 to 44 t mass to Earth-Mars transfer orbit.
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FAST wins top honor for Chinese civil engineering projects
30 September 2021
The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), the world's largest radio telescope, located in Pingtang county, has won the 18th Tien-yow Jeme Civil Engineering Prize or "Zhantianyou Prize", the top honor for Chinese civil engineering projects, on 27 September. The "Zhantianyou Prize" honors high-tech innovative projects in construction, bridge, tunnel, railway and other projects, focusing on the innovative and technological breakthroughs of incentive projects, as well as the application of new and high-tech achievements.
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