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International Space Flight (ESA, Russia, China and others) => Chinese Launchers => Topic started by: wally on 05/04/2014 07:53 pm
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I'll be in Beijing at the end of this month (for the first time!) and I'm curious if you guys have any idea about the possibility of visiting Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center (北京航天指挥控制中心)? Do you have an address of it, preferably written in Latin and Chinese characters?
China Space Museum is also on my list, but since it's a (hopefully) public museum, I don't think it will be a problem getting in. Any of you got a chance of seeing it?
Do you have any other recommendation for space-related places to see in Bejing?
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Here it is the building, access is restricted (though outside groups were able to let in on guided tours, such as Taiwan student groups, but private individuals can't get in) and not open to public, you can take walk around the aerospace town where there are a few monuments. There is the no street address, its just simply a building inside 北京航天城, Beijing Aerospace Town.
(http://s27.postimg.org/5nuws13zj/001109b42f3008a3c95e1a.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/5nuws13zj/)
http://www.china.com.cn/tech/zhuanti/fkzx/node_7037879.htm
http://www.china.com.cn/tech/zhuanti/fkzx/node_7037877.htm
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=211764938365677178210.00043d73898ff89d4f908&msa=0
Here is the info on space museum. It is open to the public, however it is not a city or gov museum, It's a university museum, so you need to request tickets (limited to 300 outside visitors per day unless you know students or faculty attending BUAA, since they can bring in guests).
http://airandspacemuseum.buaa.edu.cn/
order tickets here, all in Chinese though. You "should" be able to get tickets at the entrance, but if they reached the 300 limit, tough luck. May be you can bribe a student with pizza or hot pot or something.
http://airandspacemuseum.buaa.edu.cn/book/v_list.jspx
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There's the Air & Space Museum, about which luhai67 provides information in the previous post, and then there's the Space Museum (http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/World/Asia/China/Beijing/Chinese_Space_Museum.htm). Some of us have tried, without much luck, to get in to the latter (http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/World/Asia/China/Beijing/Chinese_Space_Museum.htmSpace Museum [url=http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=22206.msg616006#msg616006).
Have a good trip, and please do share your impressions with us!
PS I've found that if you take a taxi, it's helpful to have written down on paper not only the address of your destination but also its phone number. If your driver can't find it, he or she will sometimes ring and ask directions.
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The only place in Beijing that is easy to get to and get inside (for a small fee), that has Chinese space related stuff on display, is the People's Liberation Army Museum.
On my last visit (about 10 years ago), they had all current and in development launch vehicles on display (the larger ones were sub-scale models), and had a fair number of full size replicas of satellites and space probes.
If you are interested in military history (from a very Chinese point of view) it is a must do.
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PS I've found that if you take a taxi, it's helpful to have written down on paper not only the address of your destination but also its phone number. If your driver can't find it, he or she will sometimes ring and ask directions.
That's a good idea, thank you!