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Spin-off from space experiments
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September 30, 2011, Friday
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CHINA'S space lab module's scientific experiments may have a considerable effect on people's lives, Zhang Shancong, deputy chief designer of the space application system of the country's manned space program, said yesterday.
"A hyperspectral imager used for monitoring the Earth's environment can detect air pollution, distribution of the country's mineral, oil and gas, and oceanic resources," Zhang said, adding that the equipment can also be used for monitoring heavy metals in crops.
Zhang said the greatest difficulty for space experiments is that every test is a new one and only a limited number of experiments can be conducted with the limited resources carried on the Tiangong-1 module.
But once a manned space station is established, the number of space experiments will skyrocket, and resources available for such experiments will also increase significantly.
China plans to set up a manned space station around 2020, the ultimate purpose of which is to "carry out a large number of scientific experiments," Zhang said.
Once established, the space station is expected to host experiments in fields including materials science, the environment, astronomy and new technologies for space applications, Zhang said.
The country's manned space program office will soon start to solicit proposals for other experiments and projects at the space station.
"People from different research institutes, enterprises, colleges and people of all walks of life throughout the country will have an opportunity to participate in experiments at the space station in different ways," Zhang said.
The experiments designed for the Tiangong-1 will last throughout the two-year operation of the module, and the results will be shared with other scientific research institutes, Zhang said.
More than 100 experiments have been carried out in space by China since the 1999 launch of Shenzhou-1.
"A hyperspectral imager used for monitoring the Earth's environment can detect air pollution, distribution of the country's mineral, oil and gas, and oceanic resources," Zhang said, adding that the equipment can also be used for monitoring heavy metals in crops.
Zhang said the greatest difficulty for space experiments is that every test is a new one and only a limited number of experiments can be conducted with the limited resources carried on the Tiangong-1 module.
But once a manned space station is established, the number of space experiments will skyrocket, and resources available for such experiments will also increase significantly.
China plans to set up a manned space station around 2020, the ultimate purpose of which is to "carry out a large number of scientific experiments," Zhang said.
Once established, the space station is expected to host experiments in fields including materials science, the environment, astronomy and new technologies for space applications, Zhang said.
The country's manned space program office will soon start to solicit proposals for other experiments and projects at the space station.
"People from different research institutes, enterprises, colleges and people of all walks of life throughout the country will have an opportunity to participate in experiments at the space station in different ways," Zhang said.
The experiments designed for the Tiangong-1 will last throughout the two-year operation of the module, and the results will be shared with other scientific research institutes, Zhang said.
More than 100 experiments have been carried out in space by China since the 1999 launch of Shenzhou-1.
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