What is it like to live in a big luxury house in space?
Don't worry, China's astronauts can experience this year, The space station system deputy chief designer of the Fifth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology Group Hou Yongqing said: After the completion of the formation of China's space station, it will have 6 rooms, 3 halls and 2 bathrooms!
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At present, China's space station only has the core module of "Tianhe", as well as the Shenzhou XIII manned spacecraft and the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft combined with it, which is the maximum mass state of the space station at present.
When China's space station is fully built, the space station itself will have two more experimental modules, namely the Wentian Experimental Module and the Dream Experiment Module. The maximum diameter of these two modules is 4.2 meters, and the weight is also more than 20 tons, which is larger than any of the current modules of the International Space Station!
Dreamday Experiment Cabin
The main function of the Q&M and Dream Experiment Modules is, of course, to carry out various experiments, China's space station is equipped with a total of 13 scientific experiment cabinets, which can carry out thousands of scientific experiments, of which two experimental cabinets are in the core cabin, and the remaining 11 are in the experimental cabin. In addition, the Q1 capsule also provides 30 standard exposed load interfaces, while the Dream Module provides 37.
Experiment cabinet 1 in the core cabin
Core cabin experiment cabinet 2
In addition to the experimental function, the Qian experimental module can also back up some platform functions of the core module, store astronaut consumables, space station spare parts, other cargo, etc. The Q capsule is equipped with a small robotic arm to support the astronauts' out-of-the-cabin activities.
The Montien experimental cabin is the most important experimental site, whether it is the experimental cabinet in the cabin or the exposed load outside, the Montien experimental module is the most configured. In addition, the Dream Experiment Cabin is also equipped with 3 sleep pods, plus 3 sleep pods of the core cabin, China's space station can support up to 6 people to stay, to meet the requirements of personnel accommodation during the shift, there are independent bedrooms!
Deputy Chief Designer Hou Yongqing
In addition, people have three emergencies, even astronauts in space are no exception. Considering the needs of astronauts, especially when changing shifts to reach 6 people, so a bathroom is also set up in the experimental module, so that after the completion of China's space station, it has 6 bedrooms, 3 halls and 2 bathrooms, a proper mansion!
According to the plan, China's Wentian Experimental Module and Mengtian Experimental Module will be launched in May and August 2022 respectively, using China's largest capacity rocket Long March 5B. The theoretical capacity of the Long March 5B can reach 32 tons, and the actual capacity is about 25 tons, which fully meets the launch requirements of China's space station.
In addition to the launch of the core module of the space station, in 2022, China will also carry out two space manned missions, that is, the launch of Shenzhou 14 and Shenzhou 15 spacecraft. The two spacecraft or will be handed over on the space station, when China's space station will appear 6 people living together, lively and extraordinary!
After completion, the state of China's space station assembly
3 space station modules, plus 2 manned spacecraft, 1 cargo spacecraft, the total mass of China's space station assembly in orbit will reach 100 tons! Of course, this is not the ultimate state of our space station.
According to the plan, China's space station will add a core module and two experimental modules (not yet determined) in the future, when China's space station will be larger and can support 6 people to stay in orbit for a long time.
Sky Survey Telescope Introduction
In addition, China will also launch a sky survey optical module in 2024 to fly in common orbit with the space station! I don't know if astronauts will use sky surveys to see the earth when they are bored?