The good news is that China is too fast!
Shenzhou 13 has just returned! China's manned spaceflight project was released, and the schedule of the next 6 missions was released, and the missions were more and more explosive each time.
(1) In May, Tianzhou Express No. 4 will transport the materials and propellant needed by Shenzhou 14 to the space station.
(2) In June, the Shenzhou 14 spacecraft took off, and the group of 3 people will stay on the space station for 6 months.
(3) In July, the 20-ton new module "Qingtian" experimental module was launched, and the Tianhe core module was docked to form an "L-type" two-cabin combination.
(4) In October, the 20-ton new module "Dream Sky" experimental module will be launched to dock with the Tianhe core module, and the space "villa" - Tiangong will be completed to form a "T-type" three-cabin combination.
(5) Next, the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft transported the materials and propellants required for the Shenzhou-15 mission to the Tiangong.
(6) Then the Shenzhou 15 spacecraft will take off, and the 3 people in the group will stay for 6 months, and the 3 people in the Shenzhou 14 group will change shifts on orbit, and the 6 people will live in the Tiangong for 5-10 days.
Who is in the Shenzhou XIV trio?
China's manned space engineering missions are one after another, it is estimated that many people have become numb, and the "courier brother" of Tianzhou is estimated to be unable to arouse everyone's interest. After the Tianzhou delivered the goods, the Shenzhou Fourteen trio arrived later, and the personnel have been determined, so you may wish to guess who will be there?
Shenzhou 14 multiplier group candidates will most likely still follow the "old with new" model. Astronauts who have carried out missions in recent years are also unlikely to be selected, after all, they have to leave some opportunities for others. As the saying goes, men and women match, work is not tired, Shenzhou 14 should also have a female astronaut.
Liu Yang
Based on the above inference, the commander should be jing Haipeng, who is experienced, and the female astronaut candidate should be Liu Yang, who has performed the Shenzhou 9 mission. The new astronauts are not easy to guess, and there are 3 candidates.
Jing Haipeng
Many people think that Deng Qingming once served as a backup astronaut of God 9, God 10, and God 11, which is more likely. However, Deng Qingming was one of the first astronauts, born in 1966, and is relatively old. From the perspective of passing on the gang, the new astronauts of Shenzhou 14 should be selected in the second batch of astronauts, Cai Xuzhe and Zhang Lu are more likely, they are both active air force fighter pilots.
Deng Qingming
In addition, in the Shenzhou 13 passenger group, the new astronaut is Ye Guangfu after the 80s, which also shows that it is more likely to choose young astronauts.
Another point is that the first task of the Shenzhou 14 crew to stay on the space station is to assemble and build the space. The docking space station and the Montien experiment docking space station and the installation of equipment inside and outside the cabin involve multiple docking, separation, transposition and outgoing activities, which is a difficult task and requires young people with better physical strength.
For the Crew of Shenzhou 14, if you have a better idea, you may wish to discuss it in the comment area. The candidates for Shenzhou No. 15 have also been decided, and they will guess when the list of Shenzhou No. 14 is revealed.
Play: Two experimental chambers
The Wentian Experimental Module and the DreamLand Experimental Module to be launched in the second half of the year look like twins in terms of body size, both of which are 20 tons, the axial length has reached 17.9 meters, and the maximum diameter of the cabin is 4.2 meters.
The two are long and symmetrical so that the two experimental modules can be arranged on both sides of the node module, so as to achieve a larger segment span. This can reduce the problem of the two ends of the solar wings blocking each other, so as to maximize the absorption of sunlight and provide powerful energy for the Tiangong.
The core module of the Tianhe currently in orbit belongs to the Jumbo-class spacecraft, with an axial length of 16.6 meters and a maximum diameter of 4.2 meters. The Qingtian Experimental Module and the Dream Experimental Module are still a little higher, and after the two experimental modules enter orbit, they will break the record set by the Tianhe core module and become the longest monolithic manned spacecraft since the 21st century.
(Left: QingTian, Right: Tianhe)
According to academician Yang Hong's description, the Qantian experimental cabin is mainly composed of three parts: the work cabin, the airlock cabin and the resource cabin. The work cabin includes 3 sleeping areas, 1 kitchen, and 1 bathroom. Counting the 3 sleeping areas in the Core Capsule of the Tianhe, the space station will have 6 beds.
The mission table also introduced that the Shen 14 and Shen 15 multipliers will be transferred on the space station, when 6 astronauts will live together on the space station for 5-10 days. In addition, this also paves the way for the "new generation of manned spacecraft mission crews".
According to Hao Chun, the "new generation of manned carrier rockets" and "new generation of manned spacecraft" being developed by the mainland will be reusable, and the new spacecraft can carry 7 passengers at the same time. In the near future, the space travel "trio" will become a "sevensome". As the load capacity of rockets and spacecraft increases, China's manned space project will also consider further expanding the three-module space station (to 6 modules).
(Extended six-cabin complex)
Speaking of the six-cabin combination, the author recalled that some netizens mentioned that the International Space Station is larger, with 13 people living at most, and the Chinese space station can only accommodate 6 people. In fact, there is no point in comparing this. In the words of Academician Yang Hong:
We do not compare the scale and efficiency with the International Space Station, and the purpose of our development of the space station is to support large-scale scientific experiments and technological experiments in space.
Compared with the chaotic International Space Station, Tiangong is a rising star and has the advantage of being a latecomer. Tiangong's equipment integration is higher, and the proportion of scientific equipment is also larger. You don't see bare, pulling wires on the Chinese space station, and its modular management is cleaner and more standardized. It also uses "QR codes" for material management, which can make the work more efficient.
The US media once compared the International Space Station to a "junkyard" and the Chinese space station to a "simple store". Another example: Big Brother in the '80s was big and heavy like a brick, and today's phones are lighter but smarter.
In addition, the International Space Station actually has only 7 sleeping areas, and only in the rare case of shift changes will there be more than 10 people. Because there are not enough sleeping areas, the extra astronauts can only "make a bunk" - enter the sleeping bag and tie themselves to or hang on the wall.
In this way, the International Space Station also has one more sleeping area than the Chinese space station. The continental space station has not yet been completed, and if it can be expanded into a "six-cabin complex" in the future, more sleeping areas will appear. The most important point is that the continental space station is completed independently, and the International Space Station is participated by multiple countries.
Back to the point, in addition to the astronaut's living facilities, Qingtian is also equipped with a small robotic arm. It can work independently or with a large robotic arm to help astronauts better complete the task of leaving the capsule and various extravehicular tasks.
After the completion of the space station, the airlock module of the Tianhe core module will be used as a backup, and the airlock module of the Qingtian experimental module will be responsible for the main astronaut outgoing activities. The Qentian experimental module also has the ability to manage and control the space station, and when the core module fails, the Qentian experimental module can intervene to take over. This greatly improves the safety and reliability of the space station.
The Dream Experiment Cabin is mainly divided into three parts, the work module, the load cabin (cargo airlock cabin), and the resource cabin. The Dreamland Experimental Module was born for experiments, especially extravehicular experiments. The outer load compartment is equipped with an unfolding load test platform. The unfolding platform of the cargo airlock compartment, coupled with the robot arm, can realize the automatic entry and exit of loads and equipment in and out of the cabin.
(Both Mengtian and Qingtian are equipped with a large number of experimental research cabinets)
In the future, Tianzhou Cargo can transport various scientific experimental equipment to the space station, and then send the equipment outside the capsule through the cargo airlock module, and then install it on the unfolding platform by astronauts or robotic arms. This can improve the efficiency of experiments and the speed of project updates, so as to give greater play to the scientific value of the Dream Experiment Module.
Everything is ready
According to Huang Weifen, the female head of the astronauts, the two "trio" of Shenzhou 14 and Shenzhou 15 are now in very good shape and are actively training. The Q&T experimental cabin has completed the final assembly, testing and testing, and is ready to go at any time. The Dreamland Experimental Cabin has completed the final assembly and partial testing, testing is underway, and everything is proceeding normally as planned, so stay tuned! (End)
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