CCTV News:At present, China’s manned spaceflight project has been fully transferred to the on-orbit construction task stage of the space station. Eleven missions will be carried out in succession this year and next, and the launch frequency and mission complexity will be greatly improved. How to deal with the possible risk challenges caused by high-density launch has become a topic of concern.
In May last year, the first mission of the Long March V B carrier rocket was a complete success, marking the success of the first mission of the space station phase, and the China Space Station ushered in a high-density launch period. According to the mission plan, this year and next, China’s space station will launch the "Tianhe" core module, the "Quest for Heaven" experimental module and the "Dream for Heaven" experimental module successively to carry out on-orbit assembly and construction of the basic configuration of the space station; In the meantime, it is planned to launch four Shenzhou manned spacecraft and four Tianzhou cargo spacecraft to carry out astronaut rotation and cargo replenishment. The next 11 missions are high-density launch missions, full of a lot of new technologies and new challenges.
Facing the intensive launch mission, it is necessary to innovate and change the traditional production mode, including the organization mode of launch mission and the on-orbit management mode of aircraft, and move towards the goal of being more efficient, more reliable and safer. At the same time, using advanced technology, strengthen the quality risk prevention and control system, and constantly improve the ability to enter and leave space.
The completion of the 11 missions will mark the completion of the on-orbit construction of the China Space Station and the transition to the application and development stage. After that, the mission will continue to be carried out with high density, and astronauts will stay in orbit for a long time and carry out larger-scale space science experiments and technical experiments.