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China: 2020-2050
www.followcn.com China: 2020-2050 Foreword We are now at the start of 2017. As the world is celebrating the coming of 2017 among many possibilities, I am keeping an eye on an emerging superpower who is claiming to be in a dream of peace, development, cooperation and mutual benefit for all. China's GDP growth rate for 2016 as a whole will come in very close to 6.7%. The forecast for 2017 is clouded by the uncertainty in the United States over the economic and other policies to be adopted by Donald Trump when he assumes the office of President in January, according to a recent report by China Daily. China is still leading the world economy after thirty years of continuous development. Despite the many problems and concerns in the environment, corruption, government debt, soaring property markets, and others, there are positive signs as a source for domestic growth by private entrepreneurship, enhanced social well-being and family life under a more responsible government administration. This trend should continue in 2017, as governments at all levels are pushed hard to realize the national vision of creating an ecological civilization for many if not all. China is moving closer to its goal of building an all-round moderately prosperous society by 2020, inspired by the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, according to Xinhua News Agency. June 25th 2016, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in London released its long-term macroeconomic forecasts with key trends to 2050, stating that China will surpass the USA in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2026, and top ten economies in 2050 at the EIU’s projected market exchange rates, in descending order, will be China, USA, India, Indonesia, Japan, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, UK, and France. -
Small Satellite Launchers
SMALL SATELLITE LAUNCHERS NewSpace Index 2020/04/20 Current status and time from development start to the first successful or planned orbital launch NEWSPACE.IM Northrop Grumman Pegasus 1990 Scorpius Space Launch Demi-Sprite ? Makeyev OKB Shtil 1998 Interorbital Systems NEPTUNE N1 ? SpaceX Falcon 1e 2008 Interstellar Technologies Zero 2021 MT Aerospace MTA, WARR, Daneo ? Rocket Lab Electron 2017 Nammo North Star 2020 CTA VLM 2020 Acrux Montenegro ? Frontier Astronautics ? ? Earth to Sky ? 2021 Zero 2 Infinity Bloostar ? CASIC / ExPace Kuaizhou-1A (Fei Tian 1) 2017 SpaceLS Prometheus-1 ? MISHAAL Aerospace M-OV ? CONAE Tronador II 2020 TLON Space Aventura I ? Rocketcrafters Intrepid-1 2020 ARCA Space Haas 2CA ? Aerojet Rocketdyne SPARK / Super Strypi 2015 Generation Orbit GoLauncher 2 ? PLD Space Miura 5 (Arion 2) 2021 Swiss Space Systems SOAR 2018 Heliaq ALV-2 ? Gilmour Space Eris-S 2021 Roketsan UFS 2023 Independence-X DNLV 2021 Beyond Earth ? ? Bagaveev Corporation Bagaveev ? Open Space Orbital Neutrino I ? LIA Aerospace Procyon 2026 JAXA SS-520-4 2017 Swedish Space Corporation Rainbow 2021 SpinLaunch ? 2022 Pipeline2Space ? ? Perigee Blue Whale 2020 Link Space New Line 1 2021 Lin Industrial Taymyr-1A ? Leaf Space Primo ? Firefly 2020 Exos Aerospace Jaguar ? Cubecab Cab-3A 2022 Celestia Aerospace Space Arrow CM ? bluShift Aerospace Red Dwarf 2022 Black Arrow Black Arrow 2 ? Tranquility Aerospace Devon Two ? Masterra Space MINSAT-2000 2021 LEO Launcher & Logistics ? ? ISRO SSLV (PSLV Light) 2020 Wagner Industries Konshu ? VSAT ? ? VALT -
Magisterarbeit
MAGISTERARBEIT Titel der Magisterarbeit „How does China’s space program fit their development goals?“ Verfasser Manfred Steinkellner, Bakk. phil. angestrebter akademischer Grad Magister der Philosophie (Mag.phil.) Innsbruck, Juni 2009 Studienkennzahl lt. Studienblatt: A 066 811 Studienrichtung lt. Studienblatt: Sinologie Betreuer: Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Frank, Prof. Dr. Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik Zusammenfassung Diese Diplomarbeit befasst sich mit dem chinesischen Weltraumprogramm und seiner Rolle im Kontext der chinesischen Entwicklungspolitik. Die Bedeutung ist einerseits durch Chinas wirtschaftlichen Aufstieg gegeben und andererseits durch das erhöhte strategische und kommerzielle Interesse am Weltraum. Der erste Teil dieser Arbeit versucht kurz den Weg Chinas zu seiner aktuellen Lage zu skizzieren. Die wichtigsten Entwicklungsschritte in Wirtschaft, Militär und Umwelt werden aufgezeigt um ein besseres Verständnis der Realität zu ermöglichen. Nach einer kurzen Analyse der aktuellen Situation werden die chinesischen Entwicklungspläne untersucht. Das Hauptaugenmerk liegt auf dem elften chinesischen Fünf-Jahres Plan, dem elften chinesischen Entwicklungsplan für Weltraum sowie dem Langzeit Entwicklungsplan für Wissenschaft und Technik. Die Analyse dieser Daten führt zu einem konkreteren Verständnis der aktuellen Ziele Chinas und ermöglicht somit eine Einordnung des Weltraumprogramms in die aktuelle chinesische Entwicklung. Der zweite Teil untersucht sechs Kernbereiche des chinesischen Weltraumprogramms. Es handelt sich dabei um das bemannte -
NSS North Houston Space Society
NSS North Houston Space Society Space News December 12, 2020 Greg Stanley Lunar news from China “Chang’e flies to the Moon” • Lunar news Credit: Nguyen Manh, via Pinterest Chang’e (“Chang the beautiful”) Chinese Moon goddess, namesake of Chinese Lunar Exploration Program Ming Dynasty, circa 1500 Chinese lunar sample return Credit: NAOC (Chang’e 5) Overview • Return 2 kg (4.4 lbs) of lunar rock & dirt to Earth Orbiter and return capsule • First return of lunar materials since 1976 (Russia’s Luna 24) • Structured like an Apollo mission, except completely robotic • Target area: “Ocean of Storms” • Volcanic mound 1.21 billion years old, vs. Apollo samples 3.1 – 4.4 billion years old • China’s 3rd soft landing on the Moon • First takeoff of a spacecraft from large planetary body since 1976 (Russia’s Luna 24) • First robotic docking between 2 craft orbiting the moon • Launch mass: about 18,100 lbs Ascender Lander Orbiter with all components enroute Credit: Junior Miranda Credit: NAOC Chinese lunar sample return mission (Chang’e 5) Milestones • Launched Nov 23 • Entered Moon orbit Nov. 28 • Lander/ascender detached to begin descent to Moon’s surface Nov 30 • Landed on Moon Dec 1 • Samples taken, sealed in a storage device in ascender • Drilled samples up to 2 meters (6.6 feet); also scooped samples from surface • Solar powered only – had to complete mission in 2 days before lunar night • Ascender launched from Moon Dec 3; 6 minutes to orbit • Ascender docked with Earth return craft Dec 5 • Samples transferred from ascender to orbiter • Orbiter -
The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2017
Federal Aviation Administration The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2017 January 2017 Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2017 i Contents About the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation The Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA AST) licenses and regulates U.S. commercial space launch and reentry activity, as well as the operation of non-federal launch and reentry sites, as authorized by Executive Order 12465 and Title 51 United States Code, Subtitle V, Chapter 509 (formerly the Commercial Space Launch Act). FAA AST’s mission is to ensure public health and safety and the safety of property while protecting the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States during commercial launch and reentry operations. In addition, FAA AST is directed to encourage, facilitate, and promote commercial space launches and reentries. Additional information concerning commercial space transportation can be found on FAA AST’s website: http://www.faa.gov/go/ast Cover art: Phil Smith, The Tauri Group (2017) Publication produced for FAA AST by The Tauri Group under contract. NOTICE Use of trade names or names of manufacturers in this document does not constitute an official endorsement of such products or manufacturers, either expressed or implied, by the Federal Aviation Administration. ii Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2017 GENERAL CONTENTS Executive Summary 1 Introduction 5 Launch Vehicles 9 Launch and Reentry Sites 21 Payloads 35 2016 Launch Events 39 2017 Annual Commercial Space Transportation Forecast 45 Space Transportation Law and Policy 83 Appendices 89 Orbital Launch Vehicle Fact Sheets 100 iii Contents DETAILED CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . -
Expedition Tasked with Number of Firsts for China
6 CHINA DAILY | HONG KONG EDITION Wednesday, November 25, 2020 | 7 CHINA Endeavor: CHANG’E 5 EMBARKS ON JOURNEY TO NEW FRONTIER Multiple objectives ment and preparation for China’s to be fulfilled Experts expect major contributions from mission astronauts to travel to and land on Reasons for predawn Expedition tasked the moon,” Durst said. From page 1 He said the opportunities and By ZHAO LEI in Wenchang, Hainan He said following China’s extreme- Bonnie Thurber from the Spac- long-term lunar research goals. advancements resulting from Chi- If the Chang’e 5 mission ends suc- ly successful Chang’e 4 mission to the Edge Academy, an educational pro- Gould said as Chang’e 5 will be col- na’s lunar exploration program have launch time explained cessfully, it will be China’s first space with number of Space experts and educators from moon’s far side, lunar samples col- gram under the United States’ lecting surface samples younger than been enormous for science, technolo- activity to retrieve extraterrestrial around the world are closely follow- lected by Chang’e 5 will make “fur- National Space Society, said: “I am those brought back last century by gy, education and business. Interna- By ZHAO LEI in Wenchang, Hainan must fit with several requirements substances and will also make China ing the Chang’e 5 mission and are ther important contributions” to very excited about Chang’e 5. I hope the Apollo missions, he expects to see tional collaboration on the basis of — from the trajectories of the rock- the third nation in the world to bring optimistic it can achieve its targets. -
China's Orbital Launch Activity
China’s Orbital Launch Activity This graphic provides foundational data on China’s orbital launch sites and launch vehicles, as well as on the general structure of China’s state-managed space industry. Orbital Launch Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Vehicles Currently in 酒泉卫星发射中心 Operation Long March-2C First Launch General Organization of China’s Space Industry 1970 Long March-2D Long March-2F Central Committee of the National People’s Supreme People’s Total Orbital Launches Communist Party of China Congress Court 123 Long March-3A China’s first orbital launch took place Long March-3B/E from this site. Used for government Central Military Commission missions to all orbits and is the only Long March-3C State Council People’s Liberation Army site supporting human spaceflight Long March-4B missions. Long March-4C China Meteorological China Academy of Sciences Long March-5 Administration Long March-6 Long March-7 Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) SASTIND: Regulation and SASAC: Appointment Long March-11 planning of military industrial State Administration for State-owned Assets of senior executives, Others complex. Regulates launch Science, Technology Supervision and management and policy and re-entry activities and Industry for Administration guidance National Defense Commission of the State (SASTIND) Council (SASAC) Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Estimated$11B CNSA 太原卫星发射中心 Budget in 2018 China National Space China Aerospace Science and China Aerospace Science and 1988 First Launch Administration (CNSA) Industry Corporation (CASIC) Technology Corporation (CASC) CASIC is China’s primary CASC is the primary State Owned Total Orbital Launches manufacturer of missiles and Enterprise responsible for the 80 China Commercial Space related equipment. -
China Dream, Space Dream: China's Progress in Space Technologies and Implications for the United States
China Dream, Space Dream 中国梦,航天梦China’s Progress in Space Technologies and Implications for the United States A report prepared for the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Kevin Pollpeter Eric Anderson Jordan Wilson Fan Yang Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank Dr. Patrick Besha and Dr. Scott Pace for reviewing a previous draft of this report. They would also like to thank Lynne Bush and Bret Silvis for their master editing skills. Of course, any errors or omissions are the fault of authors. Disclaimer: This research report was prepared at the request of the Commission to support its deliberations. Posting of the report to the Commission's website is intended to promote greater public understanding of the issues addressed by the Commission in its ongoing assessment of U.S.-China economic relations and their implications for U.S. security, as mandated by Public Law 106-398 and Public Law 108-7. However, it does not necessarily imply an endorsement by the Commission or any individual Commissioner of the views or conclusions expressed in this commissioned research report. CONTENTS Acronyms ......................................................................................................................................... i Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... iii Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 -
The Chinese People's Liberation Army at 75
THE LESSONS OF HISTORY: THE CHINESE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY AT 75 Edited by Laurie Burkitt Andrew Scobell Larry M. Wortzel July 2003 ***** The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. This report is cleared for public release; distribution is unlimited. ***** Comments pertaining to this report are invited and should be forwarded to: Director, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 122 Forbes Ave., Carlisle, PA 17013-5244. Copies of this report may be obtained from the Publications Office by calling (717) 245-4133, FAX (717) 245-3820, or via the Internet at [email protected] ***** Most 1993, 1994, and all later Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) monographs are available on the SSI Homepage for electronic dissemination. SSI’s Homepage address is: http:// www.carlisle.army.mil/ssi/index.html ***** The Strategic Studies Institute publishes a monthly e-mail news- letter to update the national security community on the research of our analysts, recent and forthcoming publications, and upcoming conferences sponsored by the Institute. Each newsletter also pro- vides a strategic commentary by one of our research analysts. If you are interested in receiving this newsletter, please let us know by e-mail at [email protected] or by calling (717) 245-3133. ISBN 1-58487-126-1 ii CONTENTS Foreword Ambassador James R. Lilley . v Part I: Overview. 1 1. Introduction: The Lesson Learned by China’s Soldiers Laurie Burkitt, Andrew Scobell, and Larry M. -
Kuaizhou-11 Rocket
Kuaizhou-11 Rocket drishtiias.com/printpdf/kuaizhou-11-rocket Why in News The Chinese rocket named Kuaizhou-11 failed due to malfunction during the flight, losing both the satellites it was carrying. Key Points Description: Kuaizhou, meaning “fast ship” in Chinese is a low-cost solid- fueled carrier rocket. It was operated by the commercial launch firm Expace, and was originally scheduled for 2018 after being developed three years earlier. Also known as KZ-11, it had a lift-off mass of 70.8 tonnes, and was designed to launch low-Earth and Sun-synchronous orbit satellites. Significance: Although the launch failed, it signifies a rapidly growing commercial space industry in China. Commercial launches are an emerging industry in China. Companies such as Expace, iSpace, and Landspace, created after the Chinese government opened its space sector to private investment in 2014, have cut down traditional launch operations and are developing rapid response capabilities, the report stated. This has provided greater advantages for both government and commercial customers. Other Important Missions of China: Tianwen-1: China's Mars Mission to be launched by July, 2020. China's previous ‘Yinghuo-1’ Mars mission, which was supported by Russia failed in 2012. Tianwen-1 will lift off on a Long March 5 rocket. Long March 5 Rocket: Considered as China’s successful step to operate a permanent space station and send astronauts to the Moon. Tiangong: China's own space station to be built by 2022. Tiangong means a 'Heavenly Palace'. 1/3 Space Commercialization and India The development of low-cost carrier rockets must be seen in the backdrop of the fact that China gears up to compete with India to attract the lucrative global space launch market. -
China Dreams 梦
CHINA DREAMS 梦 EDITED BY Jane Golley, Linda Jaivin Ben Hillman, WITH Sharon Strange C HINA S TORY YEARBOOK : C HINA D REAM S Published by ANU Press The Australian National University Acton ACT 2601, Australia Email: [email protected] Available to download for free at press.anu.edu.au ISBN (print): 9781760463731 ISBN (online): 9781760463748 WorldCat (print): 1145684061 WorldCat (online): 1145684091 DOI: 10.22459/CSY.2020 This title is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). The full licence terms are available at creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ legalcode Design concept by Markuz Wernli; ‘Power’ cover design and chapter openers by CRE8IVE Typesetting by Chin-Jie Melodie Liu and Sharon Strange; copyediting by Jan Borrie Printed by Union Offset Printers, Canberra, Australia The Australian Centre on China in the World is an initiative of the Commonwealth Government of Australia and The Australian National University This edition © 2020 ANU Press 揭秘错综时事蓄 美梦 民族伟大复兴之梦对中国与世界民众而言为何种图景因编辑婴儿事件续镇压维吾尔族群倡导中国公民应在国际场合﹃维护国家荣誉﹄压破碎学生运动三十周年整庆祝中华人民共和国成立七十周年弘扬革命与国家富强之梦2019 , 多元视角呈现政经文化与人文社会之一脉相连、 。 泡影 2019年 、 , 凌云壮志与梦魇于中外大地上相吸相斥之画卷 为中国在全球日渐隆盛势力与影响提供解惑之匙, 拓展南极与称霸太空的雄心亦甚嚣尘上、 有鉴于此 日益恶化中美关系成为媒体焦点, , 各领风骚年中国恰逢几个划时代意义的周年纪念日 几多旧﹃梦﹄重回民主与言论自由在凌晨的梦乡中被政府的安定团结之梦碾 , 。 ︽中国故事年鉴 五四运动百年祭重温爱国情怀与文化革新之梦 , 粉墨登场 。 : 香港暴力抗争风起云涌 梦︾钩沉是年重大事件 。 , 。 。 本年鉴以浅显易懂的笔触一时庙堂江湖舆情四起人工智能的突飞猛进与基习近平主席权倾天下 。 ; 习近平脑海中的中华 。 并一如既往兼容并 是年亦距1989, 。 新旧﹃中国梦﹄ 、 , 新疆持 展示 , 。 并 ; Translation by Yayun Zhu and Annie Luman Ren Contents INTRODUCTION viii . Dream On · JANE GOLLEY, BEN HILLMAN, and LINDA JAIVIN xviii . Acknowledgements xviii . The Cover Image FORUM · ILLUSIONS AND TRANSFORMATIONS: THE MANY MEANINGS OF MENG 夢 5 . From the Land of Illusion to the Paradise of Truth · ANNIE LUMAN REN . 11 Zhuangzi and His Butterfly Dream: The Etymology ofMeng 夢 · JINGJING CHEN CHAPTER 1 . -
WALLONIE ESPACE INFOS N 44 Mai-Juin 2009
WALLONIE ESPACE INFOS n°84 janvier-février 2016 WALLONIE ESPACE INFOS n°84 janvier-février 2016 Coordonnées de l’association Wallonie Espace Wallonie Espace WSL, Liege Science Park, Rue des Chasseurs Ardennais, B-4301 Angleur-Liège, Belgique Tel. 32 (0)4 3729329 Skywin Aerospace Cluster of Wallonia Chemin du Stockoy, 3, B-1300 Wavre, Belgique Contact: Michel Stassart, e-mail: [email protected] Le présent bulletin d’infos en format pdf est disponible sur le site de Wallonie Espace (www.wallonie-espace.be), sur le portal de l’Euro Space Center/Belgium, sur le site du pôle Skywin (http://www.skywin.be). SOMMAIRE : Thèmes : articles Mentions Wallonie Espace Page Correctif - Actualité : Sentinel-1B lancé le 22 avril par Soyouz (avec ULg, Thales Alenia Space 2 OUFTI-1) – Agence spatiale interfédérale de Belgique – Vingt ans pour Belgium , Amos, VitroCiset Wallonie Espace – Une Ardéchoise, pilote de CSL Belgium, Gillam, SABCA, Samtech, Sonaca, Spacebel, Techspace Aero, UCL, ULB, ULg, CSL, Euro Space Center, Skywin 1. Politique spatiale/EU + ESA: La « première » 2016 du DG de l’ESA – 5 Tableaux Budgets ESA – Compte-rendu Conférence sur la stratégie spatiale européenne : qui mène la danse dans le couple ESA-Commission européenne ? – A l’heure du Space 4.0 – Intérêt du Grand-Duché pour les ressources dans l’espace – La Corée du Nord exclue de la communauté spatiale ? 2. Accès à l'espace/Arianespace : Interview exclusive d’Alain SABCA, Techspace Aero, Thales 17 Charmeau (Airbus Safran Launchers) – Enquête de la Commission Alenia Space Belgium sur la prise de contrôle d’Arianespace – Duel Arianespace-SpaceX : c’est Ariane 5 qui gagne ! – Débuts, cette année, des lanceurs chinois de nouvelle génération – Tableau mondial des nouveaux lanceurs en préparation (avec des révélations !) WEI n°84 2016-01 - 1 WALLONIE ESPACE INFOS n°84 janvier-février 2016 3.