Your videos are great, and your work in unique. YT is full of channels showing what is going on in space exploration but almost all only shows US / Russia / Europe developments. China is becoming more and more relevant each day and you understood very early their importance. Please continue and thank you very much.
4:12 it should be noted that the solar panel are design to be detachable and move to the end of the lab's solar panel. it is likely that if the 2nd tianhe and lab extension are added, they would also have solar panel that can also be repositioned.
Installation of the Wentian lab module (in July) is so significant as it enables the space station to become continuously crewed. With accommodations for 6 crew, 3 person crewed mission can overlap. Will be interesting to see and hear what missions and science occur on the station beyond 2022. Mir became operational in 1986, and continuously crewed from 1987 until late 1999. It paved the way for international cooperation in space, with astronauts from many countries visiting. (more the most viewers are likely to guess) The ISS has be operation and continuously crewed from its first mission in Oct 2000. Other than a ~1 year gap between Aug 1999 and Oct 2000, there has been a human presence in space since Sep 87 (~35 years, 36 if ignore the gap between Mir and ISS). With Wentian becoming operation in July, human activity in space is pretty much more robust. A new era, with multiple crewed space stations. Many may not realize the significance of this. Future generations of humans will. :)
Just watched this again after the Wentian completed to understand the whole picture. It is great and super informative. Again very impressed! Unfortunately there are always idiots want put some politic into this. I love you guys being objective, and simply present the technical facts without judgment either direction, and that is the true scientific attitude.
That space station is great, but I'm really looking forward to China's upcoming rockets this decade. The CZ-5DY, CZ-8R, and of course the gargantuan CZ-9(21). I'm also looking forward to the heavy solid fueled rockets like CZ-11A, Jielong-3, and KZ-21.
I am most interested in the reusable rocket. Low cost per pound to orbit opens the door to the future. The door leads to my other major interest … the lunar base. It has the potential to become a self sustaining moon colony because extremely efficient low cost from moon to orbit is doable
Actually the most exciting project to me is the Tengyun project. It is basically a cargo space plane and it could rival reusable rockets and even revolutionize aerospace travel.
Great content as usual bit more on the topic, The station will definitely be expanded but both Core modules will be joined by their rear ports so as to give space for the panels infact 1/3rd of the lab module's solar panels are detachable and will be attached to the core module's panels which itself would be connected axially to a lab module forming a cross and congratulations on the 100th episode!
Thanks Ashik! 🙏 Regarding the docking, do you know if there is an official position/source on this? Most illustrations today show the rear docking port of Tianhe-2 connected to the front docking port of Tianhe-1. Cheers
@@DongfangHour Talked to my source,Family friend who works in LPSC and a member of ASI, apparently illustrations are of low priority for CNSA and are mostly a place holder the propaganda arm's purpose is to raise STEM interest among students so science lectures from space and live stream coverages are preferred and funded properly
They will definitely expand it if required, saw an interview where the possibility was mentioned. Also there were talks of them sending foreign researchers up there wonder when that is happening.
In short, the United States has always been clamoring for fierce competition with China, and China is now showing the United States what is true fierce competition in all fields.
The real irony is that China won't even be competing with the US, they'll be competing with SpaceX. If SpaceX Starship turns out to work, Musk's company along would have more lifting capability than all of China. SpaceX could put a single Starship into orbit fitted to be a station, and it would have more volume than the entire Chinese station.
In short, China should thank the United States for preventing China from joining the International Space Station, and thank the United States for the Wolfe Clause, otherwise, China would not have an autonomous space station. At the end of this year, China will complete the construction of the space station. The Chinese National Aeronautics and Space Administration has announced that the Chinese space station is open to all countries in the world (now 17 countries have participated), of course, the United States is the only exception.
@@chinahamyku6583 Meanwhile, the US is about to launch the largest rocket in history (Artemis-1) around the moon with the longest duration deep space ship in history. And then sometime within a year, the US will launch the largest rocket history that is also reusable. And the first space station around the moon (Lunar Gateway) Suffice it to say, the US probably isn't very sad about not being able to participate in Mir 3.0.
i can definitely see this channel grow and dominate on youtube the same way china has done in space! i believe your focus on chinese aerospace development will net you more viewers and high quality contents in the future as china space program is experiencing exponential growth and a focus of chinese government and its people
Tiangong Space Station is an incredible piece of machinery with new generation solar panels and electric ion propulsion...State of the Art. Hopefully, the new generation solar panels become for consumer sale in the future.
Jean - super interesting! Like always! Great job! Thanks a lot for this! I am a non-technical person, so I was wondering why all these turns and rotations of the Station are required. Is there a simple explanation?
Thanks Jacqueline! That's an excellent question, I'm not really sure. There's a good chance they will explain this during the upcoming Wentian launch on CGTN/CCTV...
Well, if you're not "technical" why worry about it at all? Does it bother you? My technical person guess is that the rapid automatic docking process works best with ONE of the axial docking modules, and that every new module will dock in the same place and then be moved to its working position. Or not!
Hey @Jacqueline! I have the answer regarding this question from a couple months back: it's to induce gravity-gradient stabilization (exploiting the differentiated gravity pull at both tips of the space station when "vertical" to induce stability). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity-gradient_stabilization Glad we finally managed to figure this out 😉
Also 2024 China Space Telescopic will become partner with Chinese Space Station, went need maintenance telescope will docking with Chinese Space Station.
Merci pour votre chaîne qui peut être suivie en français 🇫🇷 avec traduction automatique des sous-titres. Enfin une chaîne dédiée à l’espace Chinois! Un magnifique travail que je partage ici en France...🙏 Thank you for your channel that can be followed in French 🇫🇷 with automatic translation of subtitles. At last a channel dedicated to Chinese space! A magnificent work that I share here in France...🙏
Great job. Do make the live stream as this will fill a niche currently not covered by the other youtubers. Many people would be tuning in, including myself.
Awesome! Dawson!!! I'll be looking forward to your live stream of the July launch and beyond))). I think you may be the only live English broadcast. I've been greatly involved with my Ukrainian friends lately, preoccupied if they are safe, and may be hosting some of them soon when their city is liberated.
Thanks Hana! Looking forward to seeing you in the chat during the live stream! And I hope your Ukrainians friends stay safe, what's happening to them is really terrible ☹️
Yes, my understanding is that this is confirmed, and will represent one of the most complex operations that the astronauts onboard will have to perform.
full operational with three docking ports on the core module available. Assuming there'll always be a cargo ship and a manned ship docked, it still leaves one docking port available for expansion. As a matter of fact, I saw a picture from China that showed a 2nd core module docked to this last docking port as a way to expand the CSS to twice its currently planned size. That is, of course, if there's more demand for staying at the CSS.
Fully operational here means that the main modules will be assembled (Tianhe, Mengtian, Wentian). The 3 remaining docking ports are for Shenzhou and Tianzhou spacecraft/missions, and these will be launched on a regular basis to send astronauts & cargo to the station (~2 per year).
Thanks again for great coverage, excited to see China putting such an emphasis on developing space systems. They're getting close to catching up with the rest of the world, and it will be interesting to see what they can do moving forward.
When you say rest of the world, do you mean just US and Russia? I doubt any other country in the world can independently develop and launch space station right now other than those three
@@wuhui Russia could not land anything on Mars, US cannot build a space station by itself(I think it's money program)... So I will say China is at least even with Russia, so just US remains
it cool to have a well research english source for the chinese space program. the information is rather hard for the english audience to access otherwise. I do hope there will be some confirmation from ESA if their astronaut would soon be able to head to the station. while it is unlikely that ESA will launch their own astronaut due to the friction with Russia putting question into the use of Soyuz at the ESA launch site, it would still be interesting if some analysis could be done if the launch site ESA has can theoretically reach the chinese spacestation or not.
No worries, there are European training in China to familiarise with the Chinese control system. It is available in RUclips channel. Soon they will eventually be up in the space station by the same way China send their astronaut up to the space station.
@@yours_sincerely48 bro those video are pointless. they are not confirmation on mission, nor even mission training. they are merely familiarisation which is as good as saying nothing about the mission plan.
@@lagrangewei I know China will not go alone in this space endeavour. Definitely China will invite Europe countries to join in as it would be beneficial to their long term economic plan. China cannot go out alone in this world. China need partners and we can see evident in their joint venture with many European companies to be successful in world stage.
Hey Philip, each solar array is 12.6m long, so together we’re talking about ~25m (not taking into account the diameter of the core module if you’re talking about a “tip to tip” wingspan)
What is the total wing Spand of Tianhe-1 of the Solar arrays from tip to tip with including the core module? If you want to see my images of the Chinese space station type in Philip Smith Chinese space station then look at images in your browser. After you do that let me know what you think.
Hey Philip, I just realized you're the Philip Smith who's images of the ISS & CSS have been circulating on Twitter in the past few days! Some absolutely FANTASTIC shots you have there, really some amazing work. I do deep sky astrophotography as a hobby, and had been thinking about giving the ISS/CSS a shot with my equipment. Not the best suited gear though (Esprit 550mm f5.5 refractor, ZWO 533 camera). Regarding the tip to tip wing span I wasn't able to find this info, although if we are looking for an order of magnitude, we can add ~5 meters to the lengths mentioned previously (5 meters being the diameter of the Long March 5B fairings).
With the current setup, 3 modules max (Tianhe-1, Wentian, Mengtian). But if a second Tianhe module is docked to the aft docking port, then the CSS could be extended to 6 modules.
Yes, that would be Xuntian (to be launched at the end of 2023). You can check out a dedicated video on the topic from last month 😉 ruclips.net/video/ELnFTTFFPO4/видео.html
Well done as always, really appreciate the high quality production each time. Just hope you guys will never be snatched by CIA for their intelligence analysis, haha
Awesome, well done China creating a working station in such a short time. I hope this is a real adventure for the astronauts that will use it to better mankind.
How about making short documentaries, educational videos suitable for school lessons i.e. elementary, middle school levels. Play set would be nice. Something children can assemble, put together, models. Also, do your shirts come in sizes for children? 7-10 years old.
How does a module dock on to the mother ship? The Tiangong is flying at about 7km per second, faster than a bullet or even a fighter jet. So how does a module find the Tiangong, approach it without colliding with it and then softly lock on to it in the correct alignment? Appreciate if you can do an episode to explain the intricacies. Also will there be any spinning rings where artificial gravity is created for astronauts to exercise? Thanks.
Space docking: ruclips.net/video/srsiLZLPiv0/видео.html&ab_channel=ScottManley It's a game tutorial, but it explained the docking progress perfectly. Exercise method: ruclips.net/video/Viukao3S8-Y/видео.html&ab_channel=PointOrView You just need a force to pin you on the ground, not necessary g-force.
What's the current situation with Dongfang Hour? Have been away for a few months. Seems the podcast has been inactive since Feb, the newsletter since Mar and the Twitter since Apr. Is it just a RUclips channel now? Are you still doing regular news updates?
The newsletter, podcast and Twitter are indeed on pause at the moment, due to time constraints (Dongfang Hour remains a side hobby next to a full-time job...). There's a chance we revive them sometime in the future but I can't make any promises 🙁 Was there one format that you preferred in particular?
@@DongfangHour That's too bad, but I understand. I was a listener in podcast form and found the news analysis to be quite informative. It was maybe more detail than I personally needed though. So, even if it was say monthly or quarterly, stepping back and looking at trends, I would find that useful too. I hadn't got around to signing up to the newsletter, though I probably should have. These videos you're doing now look interesting too, so I should probably pay more attention to your RUclips channel. Really, there isn't a lot of info out there in English on China's space sector, so whatever you choose to do is bound to be interesting and have some audience I would imagine.
Considering that China has stand-by real prototype Space-crafts similar to the 1st Chinese Space station, China ought to develop a second Chinese Space Station in space on the opposition side of the 1st Chinese Space station in order to facilitates more international space researches, given that the ISS would be scheduled for de-commssioning by 2024.
@@clash3583 That extended period is not confirmed in principle, only wishful thinking, as Russia would be withdrawing from the ISS in a few years' time, say 2024. Perhaps SpaceX would like to take over the ISS as a sort of Space Tourist attraction venue for the super rich only.
China should be using reusable rockets like SpaceX, a rocket recently saw its thirteenth launch and landing. This would massively reduce cost. Also, sections could be launched separately and assembled in space, as this will have to be done sooner or later it should be incorporated into the experimental project. Good luck to China in its endeavours, hopefully we will see some collaboration with Russia in the near future.
the true cost reduction with reusable rockets is debatable, but one other thing reusability does is eliminate space debris which china should be focusing on
> "China should be using reusable rockets like SpaceX" True, but you could say that about every space program or rocket company. Several are working on it, including China's Deep Blue Aerospace.
Reusability a big NO as not sure of the integrity of the rocket. Best is to make new ones, the old ones can use parachute to come down and recycle to make new ones.
He's been busy with his consulting business in recent months. I don't think he will have much time for further RUclips involvement (although I will try and have him join the livestreams!)
suppose Jobs and Gates designed iphone together, I do not think iphone would be the best handphone at that time. ISS looks so aweful and has so many problems coz it lives too many people from too many countries. When you play blocks , will you enjoy so many other people telling you how to assemble blocks?
Not really, so far it's only RUclips, and a little bit of Twitter. May consider it in the future though, I don't know how active the space community is on Facebook.
This is just begining. The reuseable rocket is already prototyped. CNSA learns how to assemble spacecraft, space station. Then it will speed up to station a Moon space station, and then moon base, with mining, manufacturing to go to Mars. The speed will be faster and faster. 🤣👨🎓
Your videos are great, and your work in unique. YT is full of channels showing what is going on in space exploration but almost all only shows US / Russia / Europe developments. China is becoming more and more relevant each day and you understood very early their importance. Please continue and thank you very much.
Thank you for your kind words Leo! 🙂
Thanks!
Thank you for your support dhsu2008, really appreciated 🙏
Congrats on the 100th episode. Keep up the good work!
4:12 it should be noted that the solar panel are design to be detachable and move to the end of the lab's solar panel.
it is likely that if the 2nd tianhe and lab extension are added, they would also have solar panel that can also be repositioned.
Thanks
Thank you so much for your support Stephen! 🙏
Good job DONGFANG Hour - Love your channel - PEACE
Installation of the Wentian lab module (in July) is so significant as it enables the space station to become continuously crewed. With accommodations for 6 crew, 3 person crewed mission can overlap.
Will be interesting to see and hear what missions and science occur on the station beyond 2022.
Mir became operational in 1986, and continuously crewed from 1987 until late 1999. It paved the way for international cooperation in space, with astronauts from many countries visiting. (more the most viewers are likely to guess)
The ISS has be operation and continuously crewed from its first mission in Oct 2000.
Other than a ~1 year gap between Aug 1999 and Oct 2000, there has been a human presence in space since Sep 87 (~35 years, 36 if ignore the gap between Mir and ISS).
With Wentian becoming operation in July, human activity in space is pretty much more robust. A new era, with multiple crewed space stations. Many may not realize the significance of this. Future generations of humans will. :)
Amazing
Thanks for putting things into perspective! 35 years of uninterrupted human presence in space, that's something.
This is the only come - to channel on China aerospace and the CSS. Superb job and hard work. Thanks guys.
Glad you enjoy it!
Glad to see you guys like our space station. We hope human beings can make more space exploration by Tiangong
Just watched this again after the Wentian completed to understand the whole picture. It is great and super informative. Again very impressed! Unfortunately there are always idiots want put some politic into this. I love you guys being objective, and simply present the technical facts without judgment either direction, and that is the true scientific attitude.
That space station is great, but I'm really looking forward to China's upcoming rockets this decade. The CZ-5DY, CZ-8R, and of course the gargantuan CZ-9(21). I'm also looking forward to the heavy solid fueled rockets like CZ-11A, Jielong-3, and KZ-21.
For sure 🙂
I am most interested in the reusable rocket. Low cost per pound to orbit opens the door to the future. The door leads to my other major interest … the lunar base. It has the potential to become a self sustaining moon colony because extremely efficient low cost from moon to orbit is doable
Actually the most exciting project to me is the Tengyun project. It is basically a cargo space plane and it could rival reusable rockets and even revolutionize aerospace travel.
You really need a life dude.
Great content as usual bit more on the topic, The station will definitely be expanded but both Core modules will be joined by their rear ports so as to give space for the panels infact 1/3rd of the lab module's solar panels are detachable and will be attached to the core module's panels which itself would be connected axially to a lab module forming a cross and congratulations on the 100th episode!
Thanks Ashik! 🙏
Regarding the docking, do you know if there is an official position/source on this?
Most illustrations today show the rear docking port of Tianhe-2 connected to the front docking port of Tianhe-1.
Cheers
@@DongfangHour Talked to my source,Family friend who works in LPSC and a member of ASI, apparently illustrations are of low priority for CNSA and are mostly a place holder the propaganda arm's purpose is to raise STEM interest among students so science lectures from space and live stream coverages are preferred and funded properly
They will definitely expand it if required, saw an interview where the possibility was mentioned. Also there were talks of them sending foreign researchers up there wonder when that is happening.
@@archangel7052 Definitely past 2023, ESA participation is done deal
@@rhk199 You wrote: "ESA participation is done deal" - I was searching for information on that but could not find any. Do you have something?
Great Channel! Thank you for the great research and awesome presentation!
Thank you for your kind words! 😊
In short, the United States has always been clamoring for fierce competition with China, and China is now showing the United States what is true fierce competition in all fields.
The real irony is that China won't even be competing with the US, they'll be competing with SpaceX. If SpaceX Starship turns out to work, Musk's company along would have more lifting capability than all of China. SpaceX could put a single Starship into orbit fitted to be a station, and it would have more volume than the entire Chinese station.
你在美国看的新闻都是假新闻 特朗普早就说过
"you get what you wish for", literally! :)
In short, China should thank the United States for preventing China from joining the International Space Station, and thank the United States for the Wolfe Clause, otherwise, China would not have an autonomous space station.
At the end of this year, China will complete the construction of the space station. The Chinese National Aeronautics and Space Administration has announced that the Chinese space station is open to all countries in the world (now 17 countries have participated), of course, the United States is the only exception.
@@chinahamyku6583 Meanwhile, the US is about to launch the largest rocket in history (Artemis-1) around the moon with the longest duration deep space ship in history. And then sometime within a year, the US will launch the largest rocket history that is also reusable.
And the first space station around the moon (Lunar Gateway)
Suffice it to say, the US probably isn't very sad about not being able to participate in Mir 3.0.
i can definitely see this channel grow and dominate on youtube the same way china has done in space!
i believe your focus on chinese aerospace development will net you more viewers and high quality contents in the future as china space program is experiencing exponential growth and a focus of chinese government and its people
My india will become supoopower in 2050
Very informative video! Thanks for putting the information together and presenting it in a concise yet easy to understand way
You’re very welcome, Mike!
Thank you for all your work.
it's a very exciting year for China, good job on the video presentation, looking forward on your live broadcast
Great content 👍
Happy hundreds episode!
Thank you! 😊
super exciting stuff. more nods! more expansion!
Excellent work!
Thanks for such awesome videos!
Expansion of the Chinese international space station is a certainty. The extra dock will allow international space explorers on board.
Thanks for your very informative programs.
Tiangong Space Station is an incredible piece of machinery with new generation solar panels and electric ion propulsion...State of the Art. Hopefully, the new generation solar panels become for consumer sale in the future.
Incredible content!!
Your explanation is a lot more clear than the official news reports!
this guy is real expert regarding to china space program!
Great material 👍👍👍, thank you
Jean - super interesting! Like always! Great job! Thanks a lot for this! I am a non-technical person, so I was wondering why all these turns and rotations of the Station are required. Is there a simple explanation?
Thanks Jacqueline! That's an excellent question, I'm not really sure. There's a good chance they will explain this during the upcoming Wentian launch on CGTN/CCTV...
Well, if you're not "technical" why worry about it at all? Does it bother you? My technical person guess is that the rapid automatic docking process works best with ONE of the axial docking modules, and that every new module will dock in the same place and then be moved to its working position. Or not!
Hey @Jacqueline! I have the answer regarding this question from a couple months back: it's to induce gravity-gradient stabilization (exploiting the differentiated gravity pull at both tips of the space station when "vertical" to induce stability). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity-gradient_stabilization
Glad we finally managed to figure this out 😉
Can not wait to see its completion.
Also 2024 China Space Telescopic will become partner with Chinese Space Station, went need maintenance telescope will docking with Chinese Space Station.
Dongfang Hour Quoted :
" STEP ONE IN A BIGGER PLAN " Thumbs Up...
Merci pour votre chaîne qui peut être suivie en français 🇫🇷 avec traduction automatique des sous-titres. Enfin une chaîne dédiée à l’espace Chinois! Un magnifique travail que je partage ici en France...🙏
Thank you for your channel that can be followed in French 🇫🇷 with automatic translation of subtitles. At last a channel dedicated to Chinese space! A magnificent work that I share here in France...🙏
Avec grand plaisir! Ravi de savoir que ça profite aussi à des français 😉
Great job. Do make the live stream as this will fill a niche currently not covered by the other youtubers. Many people would be tuning in, including myself.
Thanks JC!
Great illustration!
Congrats on 100th episode. Keep up good jobs!
Thank you!
wow, great video, lots of information and organised in a nice way.
What type of mechanical system joints Rocket and Space Station together?
By magnetic or by bolt-nut or something else?
Awesome! Dawson!!! I'll be looking forward to your live stream of the July launch and beyond))). I think you may be the only live English broadcast. I've been greatly involved with my Ukrainian friends lately, preoccupied if they are safe, and may be hosting some of them soon when their city is liberated.
Thanks Hana! Looking forward to seeing you in the chat during the live stream!
And I hope your Ukrainians friends stay safe, what's happening to them is really terrible ☹️
amazing video！
I want to know why they need to flip the thing around so many times to perform the Transfer. Is it a centre of mass thing?
To be honest, I’m not exactly sure. Hopefully we’ll get this information soon with the upcoming launch (at the end of the month)
one video clip shows @ 4:16 a 3rd solar panel extending outward from the science modules. and no solar panels on the core module, Is that confirmed ??
Yes, my understanding is that this is confirmed, and will represent one of the most complex operations that the astronauts onboard will have to perform.
great content with a lot of nice footage, thanks.
facts i can not find on nowhere.thanks
Good Stuff.
By complete, does that imply all docking ports are used up?
Or just fully operational (all modules installed) and still have more docking ports?
full operational with three docking ports on the core module available. Assuming there'll always be a cargo ship and a manned ship docked, it still leaves one docking port available for expansion. As a matter of fact, I saw a picture from China that showed a 2nd core module docked to this last docking port as a way to expand the CSS to twice its currently planned size. That is, of course, if there's more demand for staying at the CSS.
Fully operational here means that the main modules will be assembled (Tianhe, Mengtian, Wentian). The 3 remaining docking ports are for Shenzhou and Tianzhou spacecraft/missions, and these will be launched on a regular basis to send astronauts & cargo to the station (~2 per year).
Thanks again for great coverage, excited to see China putting such an emphasis on developing space systems. They're getting close to catching up with the rest of the world, and it will be interesting to see what they can do moving forward.
Fully agree. Interesting times!
When you say rest of the world, do you mean just US and Russia? I doubt any other country in the world can independently develop and launch space station right now other than those three
Rest of the world ? There is only the USA of landing a man on the moon ! ...LoL
@@etow8034 Well, the USA IS the rest of the world, at least Americans think this way.
@@wuhui Russia could not land anything on Mars, US cannot build a space station by itself(I think it's money program)... So I will say China is at least even with Russia, so just US remains
Great work
Great content
it cool to have a well research english source for the chinese space program. the information is rather hard for the english audience to access otherwise.
I do hope there will be some confirmation from ESA if their astronaut would soon be able to head to the station. while it is unlikely that ESA will launch their own astronaut due to the friction with Russia putting question into the use of Soyuz at the ESA launch site, it would still be interesting if some analysis could be done if the launch site ESA has can theoretically reach the chinese spacestation or not.
No worries, there are European training in China to familiarise with the Chinese control system. It is available in RUclips channel. Soon they will eventually be up in the space station by the same way China send their astronaut up to the space station.
@@yours_sincerely48 bro those video are pointless. they are not confirmation on mission, nor even mission training. they are merely familiarisation which is as good as saying nothing about the mission plan.
@@lagrangewei I know China will not go alone in this space endeavour. Definitely China will invite Europe countries to join in as it would be beneficial to their long term economic plan. China cannot go out alone in this world. China need partners and we can see evident in their joint venture with many European companies to be successful in world stage.
@@yours_sincerely48 Yes u right, but why China is not provided tiket to ISS?
@@globalviewers5540 Because US worry China will copy advance technology from ISS and the various experiment conducted in ISS.
Amazing China...thanks DFH for updating this...great effort
Can you please tell me what the wingspand it for Tianhe-1?
Hey Philip, each solar array is 12.6m long, so together we’re talking about ~25m (not taking into account the diameter of the core module if you’re talking about a “tip to tip” wingspan)
What is the total wing Spand of Tianhe-1 of the Solar arrays from tip to tip with including the core module? If you want to see my images of the Chinese space station type in Philip Smith Chinese space station then look at images in your browser. After you do that let me know what you think.
Hey Philip, I just realized you're the Philip Smith who's images of the ISS & CSS have been circulating on Twitter in the past few days! Some absolutely FANTASTIC shots you have there, really some amazing work.
I do deep sky astrophotography as a hobby, and had been thinking about giving the ISS/CSS a shot with my equipment. Not the best suited gear though (Esprit 550mm f5.5 refractor, ZWO 533 camera).
Regarding the tip to tip wing span I wasn't able to find this info, although if we are looking for an order of magnitude, we can add ~5 meters to the lengths mentioned previously (5 meters being the diameter of the Long March 5B fairings).
Great video! Thanks for the information.
awesome content!!
It is good to see concepts being materialized in KSP 5:52
I am amazed by what some people are able to do with KSP.
Great technical commentary… thanks👍🀄️❗️
chine are friendly people with best gouvernment in world and xi totally doesnt look like pu. #dontnukechina
Actually Xi looks like chopsticks.
congrats for your 100th video. I have been watching your video for a long time now. Its nice to see your channel grow .
Many thanks for your long-term support @sleepyboy! 🙂
Fantastic explanation
Glad you think so! 😊
Nice !
Is there a limit on how many modules can be added?
With the current setup, 3 modules max (Tianhe-1, Wentian, Mengtian). But if a second Tianhe module is docked to the aft docking port, then the CSS could be extended to 6 modules.
Don't they have a companion telescope module?
Yes, that would be Xuntian (to be launched at the end of 2023). You can check out a dedicated video on the topic from last month 😉 ruclips.net/video/ELnFTTFFPO4/видео.html
China,the explorer
Try CRYSTAL FUSION - STEP BY STEP
Is there a plan to de-orbit the first stage of the CZ5B controllably?
Not that I am aware of... 🙁
I bet they will add more, to allow more space for Taikonauts.
UFO spotted @ 6:52 n it was moving fast
了解得也太详细了👍
Well done as always, really appreciate the high quality production each time. Just hope you guys will never be snatched by CIA for their intelligence analysis, haha
Is the Starry Night T-shirt made in China?
Not sure, I ordered it on Etsy (if I remember correctly) a couple years ago. Lots of cool space merch on that platform :)
congrats on 100 episodes and 10k+ subs.
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Awesome, well done China creating a working station in such a short time. I hope this is a real adventure for the astronauts that will use it to better mankind.
Toronto...
CSS looks so clean and functions so smart coz it is made by China only.
Its 2023 now. Is it complete?
Yes, the last module, Mengtian, was launched on Oct 31 last year.
@@DongfangHour wow!
How about making short documentaries, educational videos suitable for school lessons i.e. elementary, middle school levels. Play set would be nice. Something children can assemble, put together, models. Also, do your shirts come in sizes for children? 7-10 years old.
Can't wait for the space telescope
2 more years to go! ⌚
Complimenti agli scienziati Cinesi. Ottimo lavoro quello di completare la stazione spaziale.
How does a module dock on to the mother ship? The Tiangong is flying at about 7km per second, faster than a bullet or even a fighter jet. So how does a module find the Tiangong, approach it without colliding with it and then softly lock on to it in the correct alignment? Appreciate if you can do an episode to explain the intricacies.
Also will there be any spinning rings where artificial gravity is created for astronauts to exercise?
Thanks.
Space docking:
ruclips.net/video/srsiLZLPiv0/видео.html&ab_channel=ScottManley
It's a game tutorial, but it explained the docking progress perfectly.
Exercise method:
ruclips.net/video/Viukao3S8-Y/видео.html&ab_channel=PointOrView
You just need a force to pin you on the ground, not necessary g-force.
probably kind of similar to how air-refueling works.
What's the current situation with Dongfang Hour? Have been away for a few months. Seems the podcast has been inactive since Feb, the newsletter since Mar and the Twitter since Apr. Is it just a RUclips channel now? Are you still doing regular news updates?
The newsletter, podcast and Twitter are indeed on pause at the moment, due to time constraints (Dongfang Hour remains a side hobby next to a full-time job...). There's a chance we revive them sometime in the future but I can't make any promises 🙁 Was there one format that you preferred in particular?
@@DongfangHour That's too bad, but I understand. I was a listener in podcast form and found the news analysis to be quite informative. It was maybe more detail than I personally needed though. So, even if it was say monthly or quarterly, stepping back and looking at trends, I would find that useful too. I hadn't got around to signing up to the newsletter, though I probably should have. These videos you're doing now look interesting too, so I should probably pay more attention to your RUclips channel. Really, there isn't a lot of info out there in English on China's space sector, so whatever you choose to do is bound to be interesting and have some audience I would imagine.
Considering that China has stand-by real prototype Space-crafts similar to the 1st Chinese Space station, China ought to develop a second Chinese Space Station in space on the opposition side of the 1st Chinese Space station in order to facilitates more international space researches, given that the ISS would be scheduled for de-commssioning by 2024.
ISS is extended to 2030
@@clash3583 That extended period is not confirmed in principle, only wishful thinking, as Russia would be withdrawing from the ISS in a few years' time, say 2024. Perhaps SpaceX would like to take over the ISS as a sort of Space Tourist attraction venue for the super rich only.
@@clash3583 Not just extended, it will be expanded with 4 brand new, state of the art modules by AxiomSpace, including a manufacturing module.
China should be using reusable rockets like SpaceX, a rocket recently saw its thirteenth launch and landing. This would massively reduce cost. Also, sections could be launched separately and assembled in space, as this will have to be done sooner or later it should be incorporated into the experimental project.
Good luck to China in its endeavours, hopefully we will see some collaboration with Russia in the near future.
the true cost reduction with reusable rockets is debatable, but one other thing reusability does is eliminate space debris which china should be focusing on
> "China should be using reusable rockets like SpaceX"
True, but you could say that about every space program or rocket company. Several are working on it, including China's Deep Blue Aerospace.
Reusability a big NO as not sure of the integrity of the rocket. Best is to make new ones, the old ones can use parachute to come down and recycle to make new ones.
100th = you are cute 😊
Where’s Blaine?
He's been busy with his consulting business in recent months. I don't think he will have much time for further RUclips involvement (although I will try and have him join the livestreams!)
Well done China powerful Space Station. Built by China. 💪💪👍👍👏👏❤❤💯💯
I QUOTE:
" PLAN AHEAD OF TIME "
China next space station will be with a joined Russia-China collaboration. China provides funding while Russia provides the expertise
suppose Jobs and Gates designed iphone together, I do not think iphone would be the best handphone at that time. ISS looks so aweful and has so many problems coz it lives too many people from too many countries. When you play blocks , will you enjoy so many other people telling you how to assemble blocks?
Well done. China.
Are you also on facebook?
Not really, so far it's only RUclips, and a little bit of Twitter. May consider it in the future though, I don't know how active the space community is on Facebook.
Congratulations China
👍👍.
This is just begining.
The reuseable rocket is already prototyped.
CNSA learns how to assemble spacecraft, space station.
Then it will speed up to station a Moon space station, and then moon base, with mining, manufacturing to go to Mars.
The speed will be faster and faster.
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Do you believe in US moon landing ?
At this pace, China may well be the first to send men on the Moon
That would be second.
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100!!!!
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