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China-Experimental Spaceship/Return Capsule
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, north China - May 8, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Exclusive footage with China Central Television (CCTV) showing parachutes being deployed
2. Exclusive CCTV footage showing return capsule of trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship landing
3. Exclusive CCTV footages showing return capsule at Dongfeng landing site
Beijing, China - May 8, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Space engineers, researchers applauding at Beijing Aerospace Control Center
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Sun Jun, head, survey and control team, Long March-5B maiden flight mission(partially overlaid with shot 6):
"The ground control center calculated accurately the orbit of the spaceship and the control parameters of its re-entry into the atmosphere. The reentry control precision is very high, well within the anticipated range."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
China - May 8, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Animation showing experimental manned spacecraft in space
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
Beijing, China - May 8, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wang Zhonggui, deputy chief designer, China's manned space program:
"The success of the test indicates that China has made a major progress in manned space transportation technology. The test has made technological preparations for the following manned lunar exploration and other space missions and has opened a new chapter in the annals of China's space program."
Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, Hainan Province, south China - May 5, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Long March-5B rocket taking off
9. Screen showing real-time launching progress
The return capsule of the trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship successfully came to the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 13:49 (Beijing Time) Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The test was a complete success, the agency said. The exclusive footages with China Central Television recorded the process.
Following the instructions from the Beijing Aerospace Control Center, the experimental spaceship applied the brake and entered the return orbit at 12:21, and its return capsule separated with its service capsule at 13:33.
At 13:49, the return capsule landed safely. The search team found it in a timely manner and confirmed that the capsule structure was intact.
"The ground control center calculated accurately the orbit of the spaceship and the control parameters of its re-entry into the atmosphere. The reentry control precision is very high, well within the anticipated range," said Sun Jun, head of the survey and control team of the Long March-5B maiden flight mission.
"The success of the test indicates that China has made a major progress in manned space transportation technology. The test has made technological preparations for the following manned lunar exploration and other space missions and has opened a new chapter in the annals of China's space program," said Wang Zhonggui, deputy chief designer of China's manned space program.
China launched the trial version of the new spaceship without a crew by the Long March-5B carrier rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China's island province of Hainan on Tuesday.
The experimental spaceship flew in orbit for two days and 19 hours, during which it carried out a series of space science and technology experiments, said CMSA.
It also tested key technologies including the heat shielding and control during its re-entry into the atmosphere, as well as multi-parachute recovery and partial reuse, CMSA said.
The new-generation manned spaceship is an advanced space transport vehicle adapted to multiple tasks. It can be used not only in low-Earth orbit missions to support the construction of China's space station but also for deep-space exploration, such as manned lunar exploration, CMSA said.
China-Experimental Spaceship/Return Capsule
Dateline : May 8, 2020
Location : Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,China
Duration : 2'19
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, north China - May 8, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Exclusive footage with China Central Television (CCTV) showing parachutes being deployed
2. Exclusive CCTV footage showing return capsule of trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship landing
3. Exclusive CCTV footages showing return capsule at Dongfeng landing site
Beijing, China - May 8, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Space engineers, researchers applauding at Beijing Aerospace Control Center
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Sun Jun, head, survey and control team, Long March-5B maiden flight mission(partially overlaid with shot 6):
"The ground control center calculated accurately the orbit of the spaceship and the control parameters of its re-entry into the atmosphere. The reentry control precision is very high, well within the anticipated range."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
China - May 8, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Animation showing experimental manned spacecraft in space
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
Beijing, China - May 8, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wang Zhonggui, deputy chief designer, China's manned space program:
"The success of the test indicates that China has made a major progress in manned space transportation technology. The test has made technological preparations for the following manned lunar exploration and other space missions and has opened a new chapter in the annals of China's space program."
Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, Hainan Province, south China - May 5, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Long March-5B rocket taking off
9. Screen showing real-time launching progress
The return capsule of the trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship successfully came to the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 13:49 (Beijing Time) Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The test was a complete success, the agency said. The exclusive footages with China Central Television recorded the process.
Following the instructions from the Beijing Aerospace Control Center, the experimental spaceship applied the brake and entered the return orbit at 12:21, and its return capsule separated with its service capsule at 13:33.
At 13:49, the return capsule landed safely. The search team found it in a timely manner and confirmed that the capsule structure was intact.
"The ground control center calculated accurately the orbit of the spaceship and the control parameters of its re-entry into the atmosphere. The reentry control precision is very high, well within the anticipated range," said Sun Jun, head of the survey and control team of the Long March-5B maiden flight mission.
"The success of the test indicates that China has made a major progress in manned space transportation technology. The test has made technological preparations for the following manned lunar exploration and other space missions and has opened a new chapter in the annals of China's space program," said Wang Zhonggui, deputy chief designer of China's manned space program.
China launched the trial version of the new spaceship without a crew by the Long March-5B carrier rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China's island province of Hainan on Tuesday.
The experimental spaceship flew in orbit for two days and 19 hours, during which it carried out a series of space science and technology experiments, said CMSA.
It also tested key technologies including the heat shielding and control during its re-entry into the atmosphere, as well as multi-parachute recovery and partial reuse, CMSA said.
The new-generation manned spaceship is an advanced space transport vehicle adapted to multiple tasks. It can be used not only in low-Earth orbit missions to support the construction of China's space station but also for deep-space exploration, such as manned lunar exploration, CMSA said.
ID : 8142524
Published : 2020-05-08 17:34
Last Modified : 2020-05-09 15:16:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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