Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, south China - Sept 28, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of return capsule of new generation experimental manned spacecraft on display at Airshow China 2021
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Huang Kewu, deputy director, manned lunar exploration general department, Fifth Research Institute, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (partially overlaid with shot 3):
"The new generation of manned spacecraft is designed to meet the needs of our manned lunar exploration and space station operations in the future. The new generation of manned space transportation vehicle, which has been tested, could carry six to seven astronauts, while our Shenzhou spacecraft could only take three astronauts."
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3. Return capsule on display
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4. Various of details of return capsule
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Huang Kewu, deputy director, manned lunar exploration general department, Fifth Research Institute, CASA (partially overlaid with shot 6):
"We have achieved significant breakthroughs in thermal protection and precision control for the return and reentry, as well as in engine design and undamaged landing. The achievements in manned space transportation technologies have enabled us to take a leap from lagging behind the pacemakers to running beside them, and this lays a sound technological foundation for our future manned lunar spacecraft."
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6. Return capsule on display
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7. Return capsule on display
8. Parachute on display
9. Airbag on display

The return capsule of China's next-gen manned spacecraft test vehicle has made its public debut at the ongoing Airshow China 2021 in Guangdong Province's Zhuhai City, showing the country's latest development of cutting-edge space technology.

The next-generation spacecraft, with inverted corn-shape and aerodynamic configurations, is much larger than the Shenzhou spacecraft. The new vehicle will not only extend the qualities of reliability and safety, but more importantly, it will be reusable.

"The new generation of manned spacecraft is designed to meet the needs of our manned lunar exploration and space station operations in the future. The new generation of manned space transportation vehicle, which has been tested, could carry six to seven astronauts, while our Shenzhou spacecraft could only take three astronauts," said Huang Kewu, deputy head of the manned lunar exploration general department at the Fifth Research Institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).

With a launch mass of 21.6 tons, the next-gen manned spacecraft is China's largest return and reentry spacecraft launched with the largest amount of propellant. Some of the new technologies have been successfully tested in its first flight last year.

"We have achieved significant breakthroughs in thermal protection and precision control for the return and reentry, as well as in engine design and undamaged landing. The achievements in manned space transportation technologies have enabled us to take a leap from lagging behind the pacemakers to running beside them, and this lays a sound technological foundation for our future manned lunar spacecraft," said Huang.