Over the years, with the rise of China's aerospace technology, various space projects are being implemented one after another, and many have been completed.
For example: China's Chang'e Project, Mars project, China Space Station project, etc. The execution of these projects not only reflects our country's strong aerospace technology, but also prepares for the realization of our country's stronger aerospace goals in the future.
No, at the end of 2022, our country once again made plans for its aerospace development goals. However, the construction of the "lunar scientific research station" has aroused heated discussions among many people. They are all asking, why should our country cooperate with Russia when we can obviously complete the construction independently? Is it not good for China to build its own moon base ?
is just like building the Chinese space station ourselves, and can realize its own "independent construction and operation". So what exactly is going on? Let's take a look at the situation.
China's lunar scientific research station construction
Yes, after the implementation of China's Chang'e 5 project, Chang'e 7 , Chang'e 8 and other related tasks are the goal of our country's establishment of lunar scientific research station . Mainly, Chang'e 5 has laid the "foundation" for us.
After my country implemented the Chang'e-5 project, basic lunar exploration results were announced many times, and many "first" results appeared.
For example:
- Chang'e-5 first discovered impact-derived submicron magnetite
- Chang'e-5 lunar soil samples found for the first time the high-pressure phase minerals of silica - cylite and silicate. British
- Chang'e 5 discovered the new lunar mineral "Chang'e stone" for the first time
These all show that the results of China's Chang'e 5 are very obvious. Of course, there are also the discovery of water, rare energy materials helium 3, etc., which are all preparing for China's next lunar plan . That's right, the next plan is to build China's lunar scientific research station.
According to the space plan released by our country in 2022 - Academician Wu Weiren, the chief designer of my country's lunar exploration project, said that the three steps of "circling, landing and returning" of my country's lunar exploration project have been completed, and the next step is to carry out the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project.
will be implemented, and Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8 will build the basic model of the lunar scientific research station on the moon. This time, our country’s lunar scientific research station is mainly located at the south pole of the moon. Why did choose the South Pole of the Moon?
my country’s choice of the Moon’s South Pole is mainly due to environmental issues in the Moon’s South Pole. That is, there may be more than 180 consecutive days of polar day at the south pole of the moon. In this way, there will at least be light and the temperature should reach about -80°C to -100°C. This ensures that people and machines can carry it for a long time.
To put it simply, the moon's environment can be adapted to, so this is why we chose Antarctica.
According to our country’s plan, our country will build a basic lunar scientific research station around 2028.
will gradually expand into an international lunar scientific research station, that is, it will become a large-scale international lunar scientific research station for mankind. In the future, other countries may also be introduced to join the lunar scientific research station project and participate in various plans.
Why should China cooperate with Russia when it is obvious that China can build independently?
Indeed, in terms of the construction of the Chinese space station, China's aerospace technology has reached a new stage, and even the establishment of the lunar scientific research station, which is the foundation of the lunar scientific research station, is completely completed by China's Chang'e series.
No, a cooperation project with Russia is also here, and everyone is talking about it.
According to the Russian "Viewpoint" report, Russia and China will develop an unmanned lunar scientific research station, which will have multiple pieces of equipment working together. This type of unmanned lunar scientific research station is cheaper than a lunar station manned by astronauts, and there is no need to develop the super-heavy launch vehicle during the construction process.
Additionally, some solutions could be trialled and tested on similar lunar stations before being used in China’s manned program.This cooperation project is mainly divided into three phases, which will take more than ten years and will last until 2035.
The first phase - maximum collaboration on already developed projects, will last until 2025 and include 6 launches.
Phase 2 - Future lunar science station modules will select a location to land close to each other, establish communications and cooperate, which will require the development of unified communications protocols and joint decisions on the management of the lunar station.
The third stage - application, public exploration, development, utilization, etc. of the lunar scientific research station.
Then why should China cooperate with Russia and not build it independently?
As we mentioned above, our ultimate goal is to establish an international lunar scientific research station, which includes a lander, a lunar rover, a leaper, an orbiter, etc. By then, the scientific research station will be equipped with a lunar rover that can carry humans, as well as an energy supply system and communication facilities, etc., which can achieve communication with the ground, as well as with Mars or other planets. Since
is ultimately a major international project, it will inevitably need to implement a "cooperation" plan in the future. Therefore, this is just our country’s “advance layout” plan.
Moreover, in cooperative projects, we are not "working alone", but can also cooperate with each other in various projects. This is similar to our country's space station plan. Although China has completed the construction, we are still open to the world and hope that other countries around the world will join in, jointly use, learn, etc.
Therefore, the construction of International Lunar Research Station must also have this purpose. We do not exclude any country from joining, as long as we can cooperate with each other, learn from each other, and create common value, this is why.
To put it more "exaggeratedly", even if the United States engages in relevant cooperation with China in the future, this is not an accident. However, if the United States wants to join China, it must abrogate its own agreement.
Otherwise, you won’t be able to pass that test. It doesn’t matter to our country. The restrictions in the United States are actually restricting ourselves.
Summary
Overall, China’s aerospace technology is constantly developing and improving. In the future, China will also implement Mars projects and land on Mars, which will also promote the further development of my country's aerospace industry.
Of course, the new round of plans announced by our country in 2022 also clearly pointed out multiple directions and gave our country’s plan for deep space exploration in the next 10-15 years.
is mainly divided into four parts: the first is lunar detection; the second is asteroid detection or impact; the third is planetary detection; the fourth is launching the heavy-duty launch vehicle , which will increase the rocket thrust by about 4 times to prepare for manned landings on Mars, the moon and large-scale transportation in near-Earth space.
Therefore, there are still relatively many tasks. Of course, having said that, China is still executing various space programs at a relatively fast speed and making steady progress. The tasks that our country said it will complete in 10 years have never been postponed and are all executed as scheduled.
Therefore, this time it is said that these plans can be completed within 10 to 15 years, which is basically achievable. This is a symbol of the stability and strength of Chinese technology.
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