A bold new world as spaceship enters trials
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A trial version of China鈥檚 new-generation manned spaceship is being tested at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coast of south China鈥檚 island province of Hainan, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The experimental spacecraft is scheduled to launch with no crew in mid to late April on the maiden flight of the Long March-5B carrier rocket, a variant of the Long March-5, China鈥檚 largest carrier rocket.
The development team is pulling out all the stops for the mission amid the coronavirus pandemic, said the CMSA.
The spacecraft is being developed for the operation of China鈥檚 space station and future manned space exploration. It will be larger than China鈥檚 current Shenzhou manned spaceship and reusable.
鈥淭he mission will test the key technologies of the new manned spaceship such as the control of its re-entry into the atmosphere, heat shielding and recovery technology,鈥 said Yang Qing, a designer of the spacecraft with the China Academy of Space Technology.
The mission will lay the foundation for the development of transport for future astronauts to China鈥檚 space station, Yang said.
With a length of 8.8 meters and a takeoff weight of 21.6 tonnes, the spaceship will be able to carry six astronauts. It is designed for safety and reliability, and can adapt to multiple tasks.
It will be used in both low-Earth orbit and deep-space exploration.
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