15 November 2021
In this episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! Jean Deville is summarising the last week's historic spacewalk by the Shenzhou 13 mission and gives background information on the Tianwen 1 Mars orbiter which entered a space sciences orbit. While Blaine Curcio is providing an extensive update on the latest news from commercial launch start-up iSpace which sets foot in Hainan island.
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17 November 2021
What does China look like through the lenses of Jilin-1 satellites? People's Daily release a short video, showing different landscapes from space.
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17 November 2021
A video released on 16 November shows Zhai Zhigang, a crew member of Shenzhou 13, practicing tai chi on the Tiangong-1 space lab module with flowing and graceful movements. The tradition of Chinese astronauts practicing tai chi started in 2012 when the country's Shenzhou 9 crew member Liu Yang first did so in space and called the experience comfortable. Before returning from the Shenzhou 12 mission in September, taikonaut Nie Haisheng also practiced tai chi on board the Tianhe core cabin during an Earth-space video call with Hong Kong youths. Apart from doing tai chi, Chinese taikonauts also play ping pong, ride a stationary bike and run on a treadmill to help train their breathing.
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16 November 2021
iSpace announced that it has completed an investigation into its SQX-1 (Hyperbola-1) Y5 launch failure on 3 August, adding that it will ramp up efforts in management and technology improvement. The rocket failed to send the payload to its planned orbit after the launch on August 3, as the separation of its nose cone was unsuccessful. The research team located the problem in an investigation lasting more than 100 days after the unsuccessful launch.
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