China-Space Station

China unveils core module of its manned space station

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Tianjin Municipality, north China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Buildings of Tianjin Aerospace Town
2. Various of space station core module
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhang Hao, senior designer, space station system, China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)(starting with shot 2/ending with shot 4):
"This is the core module of the space station. It's the master control section of the station, which controls the flight posture, dynamic property, and its manned environment. The large column-like thick part is where astronauts work and conduct experiments. The thinner part is where astronauts sleep and wash themselves, built for astronauts to have normal daily life."
4. Various of space station core module
5. Various of engineers talking
6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhu Guangchen, deputy chief designer, space station system, CAST, CASC(partially overlaid with shot 7):
"The Shenzhou spacecraft is like a sedan. The space labs Tiangong-1 and Tiangong-2 are more like one-bedroom apartment. The space station is an apartment with three bedrooms, a living room and a storeroom."
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++

FILE: China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Animation of spacecraft docking
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++

Tianjin Municipality, north China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of Zhu talking with other engineers
9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhu Guangchen, deputy chief designer, space station system, CAST, CASC (partially overlaid with shot 10):
"Building our own space station, the only way is depending on ourselves to work hard and make innovation. While the targets are completed by many countries on an international space station, now we have to rely on our own strength to apply all technologies required by China's space station."
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
10. Various of Zhu talking with other engineers
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
11. Various of space station core module, engineer walking out of module

FILE: China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of animation of spacecraft

Tianjin Municipality, north China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhu Guangchen, deputy chief designer, space station system, CAST, CASC (starting with shot 12):
"Every spacecraft has different formations. In fact, every configuration is a new spacecraft. It [space station] shows different states when it docks with a manned spacecraft or a cargo spacecraft. There are also problems to cope with including mechanical problems, communication during assembling and power acquisition, which we had never met before."
14. Various of core module of space station
15. Various of engineers testing mechanical arm

FILE: China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
16. Various of animation showing structure of space station

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China recently unveiled its space station core module developed in Tianjin Aerospace Town, as the country is carrying out the last step in its three-step strategy of the manned space program.

China has been developing and building parts of a manned space station and plans to start assembling it in space in 2020. The station is scheduled to become fully operational around 2022 and China will become the third country the world which has its own space station. Behind the development of the space station is a group of engineers with an average age of 35.

Recently, the engineers have been running some tests on the core module. Zhang Hao, a senior designer of the space station system with China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, introduced the module.

"This is the core module of the space station. It's the master control section of the station, which controls the flight posture, dynamic property, and its manned environment. The large column-like thick part is where astronauts work and conduct experiments. The thinner part is where astronauts sleep and wash themselves, built for astronauts to have normal daily life," said Zhang Hao.

The space station consists of a core module and two lab cabins with every cabin weighting more than 20 tons. The space station of a three-cabin structure can dock with two manned spacecrafts and one cargo spacecraft.

"The Shenzhou spacecraft is like a sedan. The space labs Tiangong-1 and Tiangong-2 are more like one-bedroom apartment. The space station is an apartment with three bedrooms, a living room and a storeroom," said Zhu Guangchen, deputy chief designer of the space station system of CAST.

Zhu said he knows that building such a space station is a tough road since he joined in the development team in 1995. At that time an international space station program was launched by 16 countries, but China was refused to participate in the project.

"Building our own space station, the only way is depending on ourselves to work hard and make innovation. While the targets are completed by many countries on an international space station, now we have to rely on our own strength to apply all technologies required by China's space station," said Zhu.

Zhu and his team was fully prepared to start from scratch when China's space station plan was launched. It took them 11 years to send the first astronaut Yang Liwei into space. In 2008, astronaut Zhai Zhigang made his spacewalk. Astronaut Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong traveled 33 days in Tiangong-2 in space in 2016. China's first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 was successfully launched in 2017.

Zhu said the space station plan has met with many difficulties.

"Every spacecraft has different formations. In fact, every configuration is a new spacecraft. It [space station] shows different states when it docks with a manned spacecraft or a cargo spacecraft. There are also problems to cope with including mechanical problems, communication during assembling and power acquisition, which we had never met before," said Zhu.

Engineers also tested a mechanical arm in the recent tests. The mechanical arm developed by three young men with an average age of 32 years old will be an efficient helper for astronauts in the space station.

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  • ID : 8077272
  • Dateline : Recent/File
  • Location : Tianjin,China
  • Category : science and technology
  • Duration : 2'59
  • Audio Language : Chinese/Nats/Narration
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2018-03-31 22:36
  • Last Modified : 2018-03-31 22:50:00
  • Version : 3

China-Space Station

China unveils core module of its manned space station

Dateline : Recent/File

Location : Tianjin,China

Duration : 2'59

  • English


Tianjin Municipality, north China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Buildings of Tianjin Aerospace Town
2. Various of space station core module
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhang Hao, senior designer, space station system, China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)(starting with shot 2/ending with shot 4):
"This is the core module of the space station. It's the master control section of the station, which controls the flight posture, dynamic property, and its manned environment. The large column-like thick part is where astronauts work and conduct experiments. The thinner part is where astronauts sleep and wash themselves, built for astronauts to have normal daily life."
4. Various of space station core module
5. Various of engineers talking
6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhu Guangchen, deputy chief designer, space station system, CAST, CASC(partially overlaid with shot 7):
"The Shenzhou spacecraft is like a sedan. The space labs Tiangong-1 and Tiangong-2 are more like one-bedroom apartment. The space station is an apartment with three bedrooms, a living room and a storeroom."
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++

FILE: China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Animation of spacecraft docking
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++

Tianjin Municipality, north China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of Zhu talking with other engineers
9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhu Guangchen, deputy chief designer, space station system, CAST, CASC (partially overlaid with shot 10):
"Building our own space station, the only way is depending on ourselves to work hard and make innovation. While the targets are completed by many countries on an international space station, now we have to rely on our own strength to apply all technologies required by China's space station."
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
10. Various of Zhu talking with other engineers
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
11. Various of space station core module, engineer walking out of module

FILE: China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of animation of spacecraft

Tianjin Municipality, north China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhu Guangchen, deputy chief designer, space station system, CAST, CASC (starting with shot 12):
"Every spacecraft has different formations. In fact, every configuration is a new spacecraft. It [space station] shows different states when it docks with a manned spacecraft or a cargo spacecraft. There are also problems to cope with including mechanical problems, communication during assembling and power acquisition, which we had never met before."
14. Various of core module of space station
15. Various of engineers testing mechanical arm

FILE: China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
16. Various of animation showing structure of space station


China recently unveiled its space station core module developed in Tianjin Aerospace Town, as the country is carrying out the last step in its three-step strategy of the manned space program.

China has been developing and building parts of a manned space station and plans to start assembling it in space in 2020. The station is scheduled to become fully operational around 2022 and China will become the third country the world which has its own space station. Behind the development of the space station is a group of engineers with an average age of 35.

Recently, the engineers have been running some tests on the core module. Zhang Hao, a senior designer of the space station system with China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, introduced the module.

"This is the core module of the space station. It's the master control section of the station, which controls the flight posture, dynamic property, and its manned environment. The large column-like thick part is where astronauts work and conduct experiments. The thinner part is where astronauts sleep and wash themselves, built for astronauts to have normal daily life," said Zhang Hao.

The space station consists of a core module and two lab cabins with every cabin weighting more than 20 tons. The space station of a three-cabin structure can dock with two manned spacecrafts and one cargo spacecraft.

"The Shenzhou spacecraft is like a sedan. The space labs Tiangong-1 and Tiangong-2 are more like one-bedroom apartment. The space station is an apartment with three bedrooms, a living room and a storeroom," said Zhu Guangchen, deputy chief designer of the space station system of CAST.

Zhu said he knows that building such a space station is a tough road since he joined in the development team in 1995. At that time an international space station program was launched by 16 countries, but China was refused to participate in the project.

"Building our own space station, the only way is depending on ourselves to work hard and make innovation. While the targets are completed by many countries on an international space station, now we have to rely on our own strength to apply all technologies required by China's space station," said Zhu.

Zhu and his team was fully prepared to start from scratch when China's space station plan was launched. It took them 11 years to send the first astronaut Yang Liwei into space. In 2008, astronaut Zhai Zhigang made his spacewalk. Astronaut Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong traveled 33 days in Tiangong-2 in space in 2016. China's first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 was successfully launched in 2017.

Zhu said the space station plan has met with many difficulties.

"Every spacecraft has different formations. In fact, every configuration is a new spacecraft. It [space station] shows different states when it docks with a manned spacecraft or a cargo spacecraft. There are also problems to cope with including mechanical problems, communication during assembling and power acquisition, which we had never met before," said Zhu.

Engineers also tested a mechanical arm in the recent tests. The mechanical arm developed by three young men with an average age of 32 years old will be an efficient helper for astronauts in the space station.

ID : 8077272

Published : 2018-03-31 22:36

Last Modified : 2018-03-31 22:50:00

Source : China Central Television (CCTV)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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