Tiangong-3
Station statistics | |
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Crew | 3 |
Mission status | Cancelled[1] |
Mass | 22,000 kilograms (49,000 lb) |
Length | 18.1 meters (59 ft) |
Diameter | 4.2 meters (14 ft) |
Tiangong-3 (Chinese:
Development
[edit]In 2008, the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) published a brief description of Tiangong-2 and Tiangong-3, indicating that several crewed spaceships would be launched in the late 2010s to dock with Tiangong-3.[4] The first Tiangong module, Tiangong-1, was launched in September 2011 and docked with the uncrewed Shenzhou 8 spacecraft in November 2011, marking China's first orbital docking.[5]
Specifications
[edit]Tiangong-3 was expected to provide:
- Unaided 40-day habitability for three astronauts.[2]
- Testing for regenerative life-support technology, and verification of methods of orbital replenishment of propellant and air.[2]
- A multi-docking berthing mechanism,[6][clarification needed] allowing up to two spacecraft to dock with it simultaneously.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
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天 宫二号 "总设计师:不 再 有 天 宫三号 五年后建成空间站". 2017-11-22."
天 宫二号 "后 ,不 再 开发"天 宫三号 ",中国 将 直接 进入空 间站时代,空 间站预计2022年 建 成 (After "Tiangong-2", no longer develop "Tiangong-3", China will directly enter the era of space station, the space station is expected to be completed in 2022) - ^ a b c David, Leonard (2011-03-11). "China Details Ambitious Space Station Goals". SPACE.com. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
China is ready to carry out a multiphase construction program that leads to the large space station around 2020. As a prelude to building that facility, China is set to loft the Tiangong-1 module this year as a platform to help master key rendezvous and docking technologies.
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脚 踏实地 ,仰望 星空 —访中国 载人航 天工 程 总设计师周 建 平 ". Chinese Government. Retrieved 2017-04-22. - ^ "future plan of space laboratory system (in Chinese)". 2008-09-29. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Chinese spacecraft dock in orbit". BBC News, 2011-11-02.
- ^ Branigan, Tania; Sample, Ian (2011-04-26). "China unveils rival to International Space Station". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
China often chooses poetic names for its space projects, such as Chang'e – after the moon goddess – for its lunar probes; its rocket series, however, is named Long March, in tribute to communist history. The space station project is currently referred to as Tiangong, or "heavenly palace".