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#300
by
russianhalo117
on 18 May, 2021 16:17
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Interior shot is a ground shot as cargo securement launch straps are not in use and gravity is obvious along with the temporary rope lights as main on orbit luminaires are not powered on.
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#301
by
lucspace
on 20 May, 2021 12:24
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Video about the workings of the robot arm:
Confused about the arm being used to install the two science modules: don't they carry their own smaller manipulator systems? Also: the video shows the Tianhe solar panels being dismounted: is that really planned?
Video also shows a future extension of the arm almost doubling its length.
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#302
by
starbase
on 22 May, 2021 14:24
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#303
by
Liss
on 22 May, 2021 19:01
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Mengtian is EM II, to be launched first and berth into position IV (Starboard).
Wentian is EM I, to be launched second and berth into position II (Port).
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#304
by
tmq
on 22 May, 2021 19:39
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It was mentioned that the solar panels in core module were designed that way. In the feature (with budget allowed) they have 2nd stage plan to extend CSS which will launch another tianhe core module attached to current forward dock with two EU made modules. Anticipating the new core module will likely have solar panels with higher efficiency and obstruct current tianhe panels, the old ones will be moved to end of experimental modules.
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#305
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 23 May, 2021 04:06
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Mengtian is EM II, to be launched first and berth into position IV (Starboard).
Wentian is EM I, to be launched second and berth into position II (Port).
CASC’s mission booklet and most Chinese sources I have seen is disagreeing with that on the Experiment Modules numbering - all of them has Wentian as EM I and Mengtian as EM II.
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#306
by
starbase
on 29 May, 2021 23:07
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Completed CSS operation milestones:
April 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
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 [Haisheng, Boming, Hongbo] with forward port of Tianhe
Guesstimated current timeline of upcoming CSS operations:
August (NET) - undocking of Tianzhou 2 from aft port of Tianhe for rendezvous testing
September (NET) - undocking from forward port & landing of Shenzhou 12 [Haisheng, Boming, Hongbo]
September (NET) - docking of Tianzhou 2 with forward port of Tianhe for propellant transfer testing
September (NET) - launch of Tianzhou 3 on CZ-7
September (NET) - docking of Tianzhou 3 with aft port of Tianhe
October (NET) - launch of Shenzhou 13 on CZ-2F/G
October (NET) - docking of Shenzhou 13 with nadir port of Tianhe
October (NET) - robotic arm relocation testing of Tianzhou 2 (to side port?)
October (NET) - undocking of Tianzhou 2 from forward (side?) port of Tianhe for EOM & reentry
March (NET) - undocking from nadir port & landing of Shenzhou 13
March (NET) - undocking of Tianzhou 3 from aft port & docking at forward port of Tianhe
March/April (NET) - launch of Tianzhou 4 on CZ-7
March/April (NET) - docking of Tianzhou 4 with aft port of Tianhe
May (NET) - launch of Shenzhou 14 on CZ-2F/G
May (NET) - docking of Shenzhou 14 with nadir port of Tianhe
May (NET) - undocking of Tianzhou 3 from forward port of Tianhe for EOM & reentry
May/June (NET) - launch of Wentian on CZ-5B
May/June (NET) - docking of Wentian at forward port of Tianhe
After this it gets a bit murky as Tianzhou 5 operations appear to overlap with Tianzhou 4 but there seems to be no free docking port. Maybe TZ-4 will undock before TZ-5 arrives as it was scheduled (according to Twitter) to fly later, in Oct. 2022.
July? (NET) - undocking of Tianzhou 4 from aft port of Tianhe for EOM & reentry
July? (NET) or October - launch of Tianzhou 5 on CZ-7
July? (NET) or October - docking of Tianzhou 5 with aft port of Tianhe
July? (NET) - robotic relocation of Wentian from forward to starboard on Tianhe
August/September (NET) - Mengtian launch on CZ-5B
August/September (NET) - docking of Mengtian at forward port of Tianhe
September? (NET) - robotic relocation of Mengtian from forward to port on Tianhe
November (NET) - launch of Shenzhou 15 on CZ-2F/G
November (NET) - docking of Shenzhou 15 with forward port of Tianhe
November (NET) - undocking from nadir port & landing of Shenzhou 14
December? (NET) - undocking of Tianzhou 5 from aft port of Tianhe for EOM & reentry
Corrections & input welcome!
Edit May 30
Edit June 10
Edit June 18
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#307
by
Fmedici
on 30 May, 2021 03:11
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Completed CSS operation milestones:
April 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 30 at 21:01 UTC - docking of Tianzhou 2 with aft port of Tianhe
Guesstimated current timeline of upcoming CSS operations:
June 17 - launch of Shenzhou 12 [Nie Haisheng, Deng Qingming, Ye Guangfu] on CZ-2F/G
June 18 (NET) - docking of Shenzhou 12 [Haisheng, Qingming, Guangfu] with forward port of Tianhe
August (NET) - undocking of Tianzhou 2 from aft port of Tianhe for rendezvous testing
September (NET) - undocking from forward port & landing of Shenzhou 12 [Haisheng, Qingming, Guangfu]
September (NET) - docking of Tianzhou 2 with forward port of Tianhe for propellant transfer testing
September (NET) - launch of Tianzhou 3 on CZ-7
September (NET) - docking of Tianzhou 3 with aft port of Tianhe
October (NET) - launch of Shenzhou 13 on CZ-2F/G
October (NET) - docking of Shenzhou 13 with nadir port of Tianhe
October (NET) - robotic arm relocation testing of Tianzhou 2 (to side port?)
October (NET) - undocking of Tianzhou 2 from forward (side?) port of Tianhe for EOM & reentry
March (NET) - undocking from nadir port & landing of Shenzhou 13
March (NET) - undocking of Tianzhou 3 from aft port & docking at forward port of Tianhe
March/April (NET) - launch of Tianzhou 4 on CZ-7
March/April (NET) - docking of Tianzhou 4 with aft port of Tianhe
May (NET) - launch of Shenzhou 14 on CZ-2F/G
May (NET) - docking of Shenzhou 14 with nadir port of Tianhe
May (NET) - undocking of Tianzhou 3 from forward port of Tianhe for EOM & reentry
May/June (NET) - launch of Wentian on CZ-5B
May/June (NET) - docking of Wentian at forward port of Tianhe
After this it gets a bit murky as Tianzhou 5 operations appear to overlap with Tianzhou 4 but there seems to be no free docking port. Maybe TZ-4 will undock before TZ-5 arrives as it was scheduled (according to Twitter) to fly later, in Oct. 2022.
July? (NET) - undocking of Tianzhou 4 from aft port of Tianhe for EOM & reentry
July? (NET) or October - launch of Tianzhou 5 on CZ-7
July? (NET) or October - docking of Tianzhou 5 with aft port of Tianhe
July? (NET) - robotic relocation of Wentian from forward to starboard on Tianhe
August/September (NET) - Mengtian launch on CZ-5B
August/September (NET) - docking of Mengtian at forward port of Tianhe
September? (NET) - robotic relocation of Mengtian from forward to port on Tianhe
November (NET) - launch of Shenzhou 15 on CZ-2F/G
November (NET) - docking of Shenzhou 15 with forward port of Tianhe
November (NET) - undocking from nadir port & landing of Shenzhou 14
December? (NET) - undocking of Tianzhou 5 from aft port of Tianhe for EOM & reentry
Corrections & input welcome!
I think that the docking of Tianzhou 2 was still on 29 May.
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#308
by
Satori
on 30 May, 2021 09:28
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Completed CSS operation milestones:
Guesstimated current timeline of upcoming CSS operations:
June 17 - launch of Shenzhou 12 [Nie Haisheng, Deng Qingming, Ye Guangfu] on CZ-2F/G
Corrections & input welcome!
What is the source of the composition of the crew?
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#309
by
starbase
on 30 May, 2021 22:00
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#310
by
Satori
on 31 May, 2021 12:35
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The relation between the three first patches of the Tiangong space station program.
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#311
by
newfrontiers
on 01 Jun, 2021 04:08
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#312
by
Liss
on 04 Jun, 2021 08:53
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Mengtian is EM II, to be launched first and berth into position IV (Starboard).
Wentian is EM I, to be launched second and berth into position II (Port).
CASC’s mission booklet and most Chinese sources I have seen is disagreeing with that on the Experiment Modules numbering - all of them has Wentian as EM I and Mengtian as EM II.
OK, I stand corrected.
EM I Wentian (问天) is launched first and berthed to adapter 4 (position IV, Starboard)
EM II Mengtian (梦天) is launched second and berthed to adapter 2 (position II, Port)
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#313
by
Liss
on 07 Jun, 2021 12:20
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On June 4 the Tianhe+Tianzhou-2 combination rised its orbit from 370x376 to 376x386 km.
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#314
by
SciNews
on 08 Jun, 2021 06:31
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#315
by
Sizzy
on 17 Jun, 2021 11:16
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#316
by
markododa
on 17 Jun, 2021 12:19
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Screenshot s from CCTV13
why does it look so much wider than Zvezda?
Tianhe is longer but they have the same width.
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#317
by
SciNews
on 17 Jun, 2021 12:52
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The first astronauts on board the China Space Station
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#318
by
Sizzy
on 17 Jun, 2021 13:04
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#319
by
lucspace
on 17 Jun, 2021 14:31
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Image from CCTV shows neutral buoyancy training and impressive size of the modules to be added later.