China is currently developing a launch vehicle capable of launching spacecraft weighing up to 150 tons into low-earth orbit. This was announced today, December 27, by TASS with reference to the Chinese media.
According to the agency, on Monday the information resource "Pengpai" published a statement by the deputy head of the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) Wu Yanhua .
“Our country is currently developing a heavy-lift launch vehicle. It will be able to launch spacecraft weighing 150 tons into low-earth orbit, which is comparable to the launch of the entire Tiangong space station at one time, he said.
The new super-heavy launch vehicle, he said, will also be able to deliver spacecraft weighing up to 30 tons to the moon. This is comparable to the weight of four Chang'e-5 lunar exploration vehicles.
The specialist noted that this project will play a large role in subsequent missions of deep space exploration, as well as the landing of astronauts on the lunar surface. The development of the launch vehicle, he said, is at the stage of deep design and technical justification. At the same time, he did not specify the timing of the first launch.
China is actively developing a national space program, developing meteorological, telecommunication and navigation satellites, as well as technologies for the exploration of the moon. Chinese scientists are simultaneously carrying out a project to explore asteroids and Mars. In orbit, the PRC space station is under construction, which is scheduled to start working in 2022.
This year, according to the deputy head of the department, China has carried out over 50 space launches, setting a new national record for their number.
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