Frequent launch of manned spacecraft possible in China around 2022
Source:
Global Times/People’s Daily
A
deputy to the 13th National People's Congress and chief designer of the space
program of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said that China
will realize frequent launch of manned spacecraft like flights after the
country establishes its space station around 2022.
On
November 18, 2018, the audience watched the model of China’s Space Station at
the National Museum of China.(Chen Xiaogen/People’s daily online)
The
country will realize bulk production of manned spacecraft in the future instead
of today's customization, Zhang Bonan was quoted as saying by the Science and
Technology Daily report on March 9.
China's
space station will be completed around 2022. The number of personnel and the
volume of goods that transport between the ground and the space station will
increase dramatically, Zhang noted.
He
said that to meet the space station's demands at that time, the country has to
prepare enough spacecrafts in advance.
They
will be launched based on the needs of the replacement of astronauts and the
freight, "just like air flights," Zhang said.
"
China aerospace manufacturing industry has gained the ability to do small
volume production through improved digitization and automation
technology," Zhang said.
China
mastered mature manned spacecraft manufacturing technology after the
Shenzhou-10 spacecraft. The country now has the ability to produce manned
spacecrafts in quantity, according to Zhang.
In
1992, China launched its manned space flight program. The success of Shenzhou-5
in 2003 made China the third country to acquire manned space travel technology
on its own. From Shenzhou-5 to Shenzhou-11, China has sent 11 astronauts into
space.
Frequent launch of manned spacecraft possible in China around 2022
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