China Manned Space Agency (Chinese:
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Formed | June 1993[1] |
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Parent agency | Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission |
Website | en |
Name
editThe native name of the organization (Chinese:
Functions
editChina Manned Space Agency represents the Chinese government to take management responsibilities for the China Manned Space Program.[6]
CMSA's functions including development strategy, planning, overall technology, research and production, infrastructure construction, flight missions organization and implementation, utilization and promotion, international cooperation and news-release, etc.[2]
Organizational structure
editCMSA consists of the following divisions:[2]
- Integrated Planning & Management Division
- Scientific Program & Quality Control Division
- Utilization & Development Division
- Infrastructure Construction Division
- System Division
Taikonauts
editAs of May 2023, twenty-two Chinese taikonauts have traveled to space (in alphabetical order):
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Cai Xuzhe (蔡旭
哲 ) -
Chen Dong (陈冬)
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Deng Qingming (邓
清明 ) -
Fei Junlong (费俊龙)
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Jiang Xinlin (蒋新
林 ) -
Li Cong (
李 聪) -
Li Guangsu (
李 广苏) -
Liu Boming (刘伯
明 ) -
Liu Wang (刘旺)
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Liu Yang (刘洋)
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Nie Haisheng (聂海胜)
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Tang Hongbo (汤洪
波 ) -
Tang Shengjie (
唐 胜杰) -
Wang Yaping (
王 亚平) -
Yang Liwei (杨利伟)
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Zhai Zhigang (翟志刚)
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Zhang Lu (张陆)
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Zhang Xiaoguang (张晓
光 ) -
Zhu Yangzhu (
朱 杨柱)
International cooperation
editIn 2016, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and CMSA agreed to increased space cooperation via opportunities on-board China's future space station.[5]
In 2018, UNOOSA and CMSA invited the applications from United Nations Member States to conduct experiments on-board China's Space Station.[7]
On 12 June 2019, UNOOSA and CMSA announced the winners of the selected experiments to be boarded onto the space station.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "办公
室 介 绍". cmse.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021. - ^ a b c d "CMSA_CHINA MANNED SPACE". China Manned Space. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Space Science Experiment Design Competition for Hong Kong Secondary School Student Officially Opened in Hong Kong". China Manned Space. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Remarks at the Second Press Conference of Tiangong I & Shenzhou X Manned Space Program". China Manned Space. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ a b "United Nations and China agree to increased space cooperation". United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Management_CHINA MANNED SPACE". China Manned Space. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "United Nations and China invite applications to conduct experiments on-board China's Space Station". United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "UNOOSA and CMSA announce winners of opportunity to fly experiments on board China Space Station". United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. 12 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "China Space Station". United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. 12 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.