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#1 2021-06-19 10:48:35
- Mars_B4_Moon
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Chinese crewed moon landings
China has outlined a proposed architecture for getting astronauts to the moon and back as part of plans for long-term lunar exploration.
https://spacenews.com/china-outlines-ar … -landings/
A presentation at the 2020 China Space Conference in September details infrastructure including a new launch vehicle, new-generation spacecraft and a lunar lander, along with a potential lunar orbit module and crewed roving vehicle.
The prospective mission profile laid out in the presentation involves separate launches of crewed spacecraft and a lunar landing stack. The two would then rendezvous and dock once in lunar orbit before descending to the lunar surface.
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'There is no official word from China stating that a crewed lunar landing program has been approved. No timeline was offered at the event held in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province.'
China is also preparing to begin its low Earth orbit space station project, with launch of the core module expected in the first half of 2021, followed by crew and cargo missions. The ten-year project will provide valuable human spaceflight experience but also command considerable resources.
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#2 2021-06-19 19:04:13
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Re: Chinese crewed moon landings
Say is not so as they have stopped copying the Russian Soyuz...
A bold departure to get to the moon...
NASA Chief Predicts US Race with China to Put Next Human on Moon
Nelson said NASA's $24.8 billion budget request for fiscal 2022 was adequate to advance US plans to return humans to moon in 2024.
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