Author Topic: Tiangong - Chinese Space Station (Read 387254 times)

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #881 on:** 04/15/2023 02:22 am »

I picked up an insider rumor that a 4th EVA by the Shenzhou 15 crew will be held/might be underway today. IIRC official reports after the 3rd EVA did state that there are still more planned before the crew returns to Earth so this would not be surprising.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #882 on:** 04/15/2023 07:18 am »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 04/15/2023 02:22 am

I picked up an insider rumor that a 4th EVA by the Shenzhou 15 crew will be held/might be underway today. IIRC official reports after the 3rd EVA did state that there are still more planned before the crew returns to Earth so this would not be surprising.

More rumors of this EVA (which is apparently underway or already completed): Deng Qingming was originally scheduled to be one of the spacewalkers but was ultimately replaced (i.e. Fei Junlong & Zhang Lu went out).

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #883 on:** 04/16/2023 10:11 am »

https://twitter.com/aj_fi/status/1647542677758459905

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CMSA confirms the 4th EVA of Shenzhou-15 mission took place yesterday, April 15. Astronauts Fei Junlong & Zhang Lu outside, Deng Qingming supporting from Tiangong. Combined robotic arms transferred the astros from wentian hatch to Mengtian payload hatch. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/OtzNED9d253L…

Timothytyy · « **Reply #884 on:** 04/25/2023 12:04 pm »

https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1650752301047640070

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CMSA's steps to relocate Tianhe's solar arrays:
1️⃣ fold the flexible solar array back
2️⃣ astronauts remove 12 fasteners & 8 electrical connectors
3️⃣ robotic arm move the folded solar arrays to lab modules' ends
4️⃣ astronauts install controllers and connectors
5️⃣ re-deployment

starbase · « **Reply #885 on:** 04/26/2023 02:29 pm »

Completed CSS operation milestones:

2021
Apr. 29 at 3:23 UTC - launch of Tianhe on CZ-5B
May 29 at 12:55 UTC - launch of Tianzhou 2 on CZ-7
May 29 at 21:01 UTC - docking of Tianzhou 2 with aft port of Tianhe (+propellant transfer)
June 17 at 1:22 UTC - launch of Shenzhou 12 [Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo] on CZ-2F/G
June 17 at 7:54 UTC - docking of Shenzhou 12 [Nie, Liu, Tang] with forward port of Tianhe
July 4 at 0:11–6:57 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-1) from Tianhe airlock (test of new space suits, installation of foot restraints, work platform and exterior panoramic camera, emergency return to airlock training) [Liu, Tang]
Aug. 20 at 0:38–6:33 UTC spacewalk (EVA-2) from Tianhe airlock (installation of external pump assembly, panoramic camera activation, foot restraints & extravehicular working platform installation on the robotic arm) [Nie, Liu]
Sep. 16 at 0:56 UTC - undocking of Shenzhou 12 from forward port of Tianhe (+rendezvous test at nadir port) [Nie, Liu, Tang]
Sep. 17 at 4:45–4:48–5:34 UTC - jettison of OM & deorbit burn & landing of Shenzhou 12 [Nie, Liu, Tang]
Sep. 18 at 2:25~6:25 UTC - undocking of Tianzhou 2 from aft port of Tianhe and docking with forward port of Tianhe (+propellant transfer testing)
Sep. 20 at 7:10 UTC - launch of Tianzhou 3 on CZ-7
Sep. 20 at 14:08 UTC - docking of Tianzhou 3 with aft port of Tianhe
Oct. 15 at 16:23 UTC - launch of Shenzhou 13 on CZ-2F/G [Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, Ye Guangfu]
Oct. 15 at 22:56 UTC - docking of Shenzhou 13 with nadir port of Tianhe [Zhai, Wang, Ye]
Nov. 7 at 10:51–17:16 UTC spacewalk (EVA-3) from Tianhe airlock (testing of new spacesuit, installation of robotic arm adapter/end effector) [Zhai, Wang]
Dec. 26 at 10:44–16:55 UTC spacewalk (EVA-4) from Tianhe airlock (deployment of external camera platform C, object translation movement testing) [Zhai, Ye]

2022
Jan. 5 at 22:12–22:59 UTC - robotic arm relocation testing of Tianzhou 2 (near port side port)
Jan. 7 at 21:56–23:55 UTC - undocking & docking of Tianzhou 2 at forward port of Tianhe (manual docking test)
Mar. 27 at 7:59 UTC - undocking of Tianzhou 2 from forward port of Tianhe for EOM
Mar. 31 at 10:40 UTC - reentry of Tianzhou 2 over the South Pacific
Apr. 14 at 16:44 UTC - undocking of Shenzhou 13 from nadir port of Tianhe [Zhai, Wang, Ye]
Apr. 16 at 1:07–1:09~1:31–1:56 UTC - jettison of OM & deorbit burn & jettison of PM & landing of Shenzhou 13 [Zhai, Wang, Ye]
Apr. 19 at 21:02–01:06 UTC - undocking of Tianzhou 3 from aft port & docking at forward port of Tianhe
May 10 at 17:56 UTC - launch of Tianzhou 4 on CZ-7
May 11 at 0:47 UTC - docking of Tianzhou 4 with aft port of Tianhe
June 5 at 2:44 UTC - launch of Shenzhou 14 on CZ-2F/G [Chen Dong, Liu Yang, Cai Xuzhe]
June 5 at 9:42 UTC - docking of Shenzhou 14 with nadir port of Tianhe [Chen, Liu, Cai]
July 17 at 2:59 UTC - undocking of Tianzhou 3 from forward port of Tianhe for EOM
July 24 at 6:22 UTC - launch of Wentian on CZ-5B
July 24 at 19:08–19:13 UTC - (soft/hard) docking of Wentian at forward port of Tianhe
July 27 at 3:31 UTC - reentry of Tianzhou 3 over the South Pacific
Sep. 2 at 10:26–16:33 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-5) from Wentian airlock (installation of coolant pump on Wentian, raising a panoramic camera and testing of the small robotic arm) [Chen, Liu]
Sep. 17 at 5:35–9:47 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-6) from Wentian airlock (installation of foot restraint B and an assisting hatch handle, installation of a circulating pump and demonstration of extravehicular emergency rescue procedures) [Chen, Cai]
Sep. 30 3:45–4:44 UTC - robotic relocation of Wentian from forward to starboard on Tianhe
Oct. 31 at 7:37 UTC - launch of Mengtian on CZ-5B
October 31 at 20:27 UTC - docking of Mengtian at forward port of Tianhe
Nov. 3 at 0:48–1:32 UTC - robotic relocation of Mengtian from forward to port on Tianhe
Nov. 9 at 6:55 UTC - undocking of Tianzhou 4 from aft port of Tianhe for EOM
Nov. 12 at 2:03 UTC - launch of Tianzhou 5 on CZ-7
Nov. 12 at 4:10 UTC - docking of Tianzhou 5 with aft port of Tianhe
Nov. 13 at 22:02 UTC - deployment of CubeSat Zhixing 3A (智星三号A, SmartSAT 3A) from Tianzhou 4
Nov. 14 23:21 UTC - Reentry of Tianzhou 4
Nov. 17 at 3:16–8:50 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-7) from Wentian airlock (installing an inter-module connecting device (handrail) and raising the Wentian panoramic camera A) [Chen, Cai]
Nov. 29 at 15:08 UTC - launch of Shenzhou 15 on CZ-2F/G [Fei, Deng, Zhang]
Nov. 29 at 21:41 UTC - docking of Shenzhou 15 with forward port of Tianhe [Fei, Deng, Zhang]
Dec. 4 at 3:01 UTC - undocking of Shenzhou 14 from nadir port of Tianhe
Dec. 4 at ~11:20–11:22~11:45–12:08 UTC - jettison of OM & deorbit burn & jettison of PM & landing of Shenzhou 14 [Chen, Liu, Cai]
Dec. 18 at 1:30 UTC - deployment of CubeSat XW 4 (CAS 10, Macau Student Science 1) from Tianzhou 5 external dispenser

2023
Feb. 9 at 9:10–16:16 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-8) from Wentian airlock (installation of an external pump on Mengtian) [Fei, Zhang]
Feb. 28 - spacewalk (EVA-9) from Wentian airlock [Fei, Zhang]
Mar. 30 - spacewalk (EVA-10) from Wentian airlock [Fei, Zhang]
Apr. 15 - spacewalk (EVA-11) from Wentian airlock (installation of an external pump, laying inter-module cables and installation of a supporting bar for the exposed payloads platform) [Fei, Zhang]
May 5 at 7:26 UTC - undocking of Tianzhou 5 from aft port of Tianhe
May 10 at 13:22 UTC - launch of Tianzhou 6 on CZ-7
May 10 at 21:16 UTC - docking of Tianzhou 6 to aft port of Tianhe
May 30 at 1:31 UTC - launch of Shenzhou 16 on CZ-2F/G [Jing, Zhu, Gui]
May 30 at 8:29 UTC - docking of Shenzhou 16 to nadir port of Tianhe [Jing, Zhu, Gui]
June 3 at 13:29 UTC - undocking of Shenzhou 15 from forward port of Tianhe [Fei, Deng, Zhang]
June 3 at 21:41–21:43–22:04–22:07–22:18–22:33 UTC - jettison of OM & deorbit burn & jettison of PM & reentry & parachute deployment & landing of Shenzhou 15 [Fei, Deng, Zhang]
June 5 at 19:10 UTC - docking of Tianzhou 5 with forward port of Tianhe

Guesstimated current timeline of upcoming CSS operations:

August? - undocking of Tianzhou 5 from forward port of Tianhe for EOM & reentry
Nov. 25 - launch of Shenzhou 17 on CZ-2F/G
Nov. 25 - docking of Shenzhou 17 to forward port of Tianhe
Nov. 30 - undocking & landing of Shenzhou 16 from nadir port of Tianhe [Jing, Zhu, Gui]
December? (NET) - undocking of Tianzhou 6 from aft port of Tianhe for EOM & reentry

2024
Early January? - undocking of Tianzhou 6 from aft port of Tianhe for EOM & reentry
January - launch of Tianzhou 7 on CZ-7
January - docking of Tianzhou 7 to aft port of Tianhe
June 12 - launch of Shenzhou 18 on CZ-2F/G
June 12 - docking of Shenzhou 18 to nadir port of Tianhe
June 17 - undocking from forward port of Tianhe & landing of Shenzhou 17
Dec. 26 - launch of Shenzhou 19 on CZ-2F/G
Dec. 26 - docking of Shenzhou 19 to forward port of Tianhe
Dec. 31 - undocking from nadir port of Tianhe & landing of Shenzhou 18
December (NET) - launch of Xuntian on CZ-5B

2025
July 16 - launch of Shenzhou 20 on CZ-2F/G
July 16 - docking of Shenzhou 20 to nadir port of Tianhe
July 21 - undocking from forward port of Tianhe & landing of Shenzhou 19

2026
Feb. 23 - undocking from nadir port of Tianhe & landing of Shenzhou 20

Corrections & input welcome!

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centaurinasa · « **Reply #886 on:** 05/10/2023 11:21 am »

https://twitter.com/XHNews/status/1656254187011993600?cxt=HHwWgMDTqY2amfwtAAAA

China has completed in-orbit experiments on liquid metal thermal management on its space station for the first time. The device, mounted on the country's space lab module Mengtian, is one of the space station's first five experiments on space technology http://xhtxs.cn/HHA

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #887 on:** 05/19/2023 06:57 am »

https://twitter.com/cnsawatcher/status/1659442078512807938

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😮Here’s how equipment inside is moved outside of Tiangong Space Station (CSS): load on trail -> remotely slide to airlock -> depressurize -> open latch -> robotic arm pick up -> remote mounting. Whole process does not need astronauts’ EVA spacewalk. Full: buff.ly/43c7294

edzieba · « **Reply #888 on:** 05/19/2023 08:40 am »

Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 05/19/2023 06:57 am

https://twitter.com/cnsawatcher/status/1659442078512807938

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😮Here’s how equipment inside is moved outside of Tiangong Space Station (CSS): load on trail -> remotely slide to airlock -> depressurize -> open latch -> robotic arm pick up -> remote mounting. Whole process does not need astronauts’ EVA spacewalk. Full: buff.ly/43c7294

I believe this is also the first view of (actual operational hardware of) the Chinese native design of grapple fixture - i.e. not the Latching-End-Effector-like main arm manipulator or the Lyappa-like indexing arm. See attached PDF.

Asteroza · « **Reply #889 on:** 05/23/2023 05:13 am »

China wants commercial resupply to their station at $17.2 million/metric ton!

3 month docking, 7 cubic meter 1.8 metric ton up, controlled disposal reentry with 2 metric ton of trash is the requirement

https://spacenews.com/china-calls-for-space-station-commercial-cargo-proposals/

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #890 on:** 05/28/2023 06:41 am »

https://twitter.com/cnsawatcher/status/1662696276708802562

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😮Microgravity resistance training devices used for astronaut's upper/lower body & back muscle strength training at Tiangong Space Station (CSS), with treadmills, bikes, and resistance gear. Ensuring their health in orbit and mission success! Full HD: buff.ly/3WSLI6B

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #891 on:** 06/01/2023 07:46 am »

https://twitter.com/cnsawatcher/status/1664165194925318147

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😮Amazing high resolution shot of Tiangong Space Station (CSS) by @tzukran

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #892 on:** 06/01/2023 08:05 am »

Here's an enhanced image.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #893 on:** 06/02/2023 10:55 am »

https://twitter.com/wulei2020/status/1664567180007202818

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A handover ceremony was held at China’s Tiangong Space Station on Friday .
#Shenzhou15 crew completed all the scheduled tasks and formally rotated with #Shenzhou16 crew. The Shenzhou-15 crew members will go back to Earth on #June4th.
(Photo Credit: OurSpace)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #894 on:** 06/03/2023 07:15 am »

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #895 on:** 06/06/2023 06:32 am »

https://twitter.com/cnsawatcher/status/1665951455151374338

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Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft re-docked with Tiangong Space Station (CSS) at UTC 19:10 June 5 after it undocked on May 5 and Shenzhou 15 returned back to earth on June 4. Full HD: buff.ly/3NbW5Pw

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #896 on:** 06/06/2023 10:21 am »

https://twitter.com/wulei2020/status/1666026160088809473

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Why and how did #Tianzhou5 re-dock with the #ChinaSpaceStation？
Tianzhou-5 separated from #ChinaSpaceStation in May to leave room for #Tianzhou6.
Now #Shenzhou15 had gone, Tianzhou-5 re-docked with the station to offer room for #Shenzhou16 crew to restore their waste.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #897 on:** 06/14/2023 05:51 am »

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #898 on:** 06/17/2023 06:27 am »

https://twitter.com/cnsawatcher/status/1669945290407772160

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Space radiation biological device being moved from interior to exterior of Tiangong Space Station (CSS). This move marks the beginning of a long-term radiation experiment set to continue until 2028. Full HD: buff.ly/3NzjFWF

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #899 on:** 06/21/2023 04:28 am »