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Huanggang, Hubei, China (30.2°N 115.5°E), 15 Mar 2023 – at Hubei, People's Republic of China
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@cas_space will purchase the YF-102 kerolox engine from state-owned engine manufacturer
AALPT (aka CASC’s 6th Academy). This is an interesting development, considering that CAS Space has in-house engine development capabilities.
(The YF-102 below 👇)
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Shannan, Tibet, China (29.3°N 92.5°E), 02 Mar 2023 – at Xinjiang, People's Republic of China
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On the new Legendary Podcast @Dylan Taylor talks with #mountaineer Ed Viesturs about summiting all 14 of Earth’s 8000-meter peaks, surviving an avalanche on K2, & the bravery to turn around when the mountain tells you to. Oh yes #HappyBirthday @eviesturs ! spoti.fi/44fII6K
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Interested in space #education? Check out the new episode of the @NSS Ad Astra Podcast Bonus points if you can identify the archival audio transmissions in this special episode. Listen here: spoti.fi/3JpkP4t
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Interesting concept for China's concept for its Queqiao communications/navigation/remote sensing constellation for lunar but also Mars and Venus exploration, with orbiters, relay stations in GEO, assets in EM-L1, EM-L2, use of Beidou, separate crewed landing and ILRS areas.
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A new wave of heat in northern China is about to hit. This time Beijing is blowing northwest winds of 850 hPa+temperature exceeds 25C, and the ground temperature can easily exceed 40C. @extremetemps
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Generations of humans spent centuries building things like this with hammers & chisels. We build faster now. What's next? A preview: "The High Frontier: The Untold Story of Gerard K. O'Neill" rent/buy at Amazon amzn.to/3ZTG4S3
#HighFrontier #AdAstra #Artemis #ISRU #Lunar
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Here’s my latest infographic on Chinese commercial rockets and their engines. This should give a good idea of the new launch vehicles we can expect from China in 2023-2025.
A quick thread 🧵
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#Shenzhou-16 carried ten award-winning artworks by young Africans to exhibit in #China's #TiangongSpaceStation on May 30.
Image shows “China is Africa’s Hope to Realizing the Space Dream,” an entry from #Egypt.
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Check out this power lift that just sent 41 #satellites into orbit with one shot: the Long March-2D launch vehicle. It’s sister type, the Long March 2F, is the series’s most reliable vehicle for manned space mission😎 It has successfully sent 10 #Shenzhou spaceships into orbit.
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China Moon Mission to Carry European and French Instruments
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#GoodmorningTiangong
This is a latest photo taken by the camera on the small robotic arm of China space station.
Have a great day!
#早安中国空间站
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Nagqu City, Tibet, China (32.0°N 89.7°E), 03 Jun 2023 – at Xinjiang, People's Republic of China
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Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China (40.1°N 84.1°E), 16 May 2023 – at Xinjiang, People's Republic of China
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The Chinese spacecraft #Shenzhou 15, carrying a three-member crew, embarked on its mission on November 29th last year. At the end of the May, the Shenzhou 16 spacecraft arrived at the #Tiangong station to replace them.
FULL EPISODE: youtu.be/NkVudCXMsI0
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Retour sur Terre après une mission de plus de 180 jours, nos #taïkonautes de #Shenzhou-15 ! Bravo !🥳
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Recovery crews arrive quickly. They landed at the Dongfeng landing site in the Gobi desert.
