Mengtian, the second lab module of China's space station, is like a physics laboratory in space, with eight cabinets that can support experiments on fluids, materials, combustion and basic physics.
"For example, the cold atomic physics cabinet supports studies of basic physics and condensed matter physics, and the temperature can be set to absolute zero – minus 273 degrees Celsius," said He Yufeng, chief designer of the Mengtian Space Application System under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
The final module in the three-module basic configuration of the Chinese space station has been launched. At 15:37 Beijing time on 31 October, the Mengtian Experiment Module was successfully launched by a Long March 5B carrier rocket from the Wenchang Cosmodrome in China. The Mengtian Experiment Module successfully entered the 400-kilometre pre-designated orbit, and after meeting and docking with the space station assembly, it still needs to be transposed according to plan, at which time it will form a three-module structure of the space station's "T" word basic configuration together with the Tianhe Core Module and the Qitian Experiment Module, taking an important step towards the goal of completing the space station.
At 0427 CET on 1 November, the last of the three modules of the Chinese space station's main structure, the Mengtian Experiment Module (MEMTEM) and the Tianhe Core Module (TCM), successfully rendezvoused and docked. This completed the assembly of the main structure of the three modules of the Chinese space station. The Mengtian Experiment Module will then perform a planar transposition at an appropriate time, when the "T" basic configuration of the Chinese space station will be fully completed!
According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, on 31 October 2022, the Long March 5B Remote 4 rocket carrying the Dream Sky experiment module of the space station was launched on time from the Wenchang Space Launch Complex in China, and the Dream Sky experiment module was successfully separated from the rocket and accurately placed into the intended orbit about eight minutes later, making the launch mission a complete success.
At 15:37 on 31 October 2022 Beijing time, the Dream Sky experiment module of the space station was successfully launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Complex, the last part of the space station's three-module T-configuration assembly.
At 15:37 Beijing time on 31 October 2022, the Long March 5B Remote 4 launch vehicle carrying the Dream Sky Experiment Module of the space station was fired on time at the Wenchang Space Launch Complex in China, and about eight minutes later, the Dream Sky Experiment Module was successfully separated from the rocket and accurately put into the predetermined orbit. This means that the construction of China's space station has entered the final stage.
Among the three modules of the space station, the Mengtian Experiment Module is mainly responsible for space science experiments. In a concerted effort, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed eight scientific experiment cabinets in seven fields, including an ultra-cold atomic physics experiment cabinet, a high-precision time-frequency experiment cabinet, a high-temperature materials science experiment cabinet, a two-phase system experiment cabinet, a fluid physics experiment cabinet, a combustion science experiment cabinet and an on-line maintenance and tuning experiment cabinet.
The Taiji programme is to detect gravitational waves in space by means of a formation of satellites, of which the construction of interplanetary laser links is one of the key links. Compared with the traditional interstellar laser link construction tasks used in interstellar laser communications and gravity field measurements, the Taiji programme requires the application of limited on-board resources to achieve three million kilometres of ultra-long-distance laser capture and ultra-high-precision pointing on the order of 1 nrad/Hz1/2, making it much more difficult to achieve.
At 12:12 on July 27, 2022, China's largest solid carrier rocket "ZK-1A", independently developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), was successfully launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre (JSLCC), placing six satellites into the intended orbit by means of a "one-rocket, six-star" mission.
Not long ago, the "Power Arrow I" solid launch vehicle successfully made its maiden flight at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. This rocket, developed by the Institute of Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and with the participation of China Aerospace Corporation, has a take-off thrust of 200 tonnes and can send a 1,500-kilogram payload to a 500-kilometre sun-synchronous orbit, making it the solid launch vehicle with the highest thrust in China.
【CGTN】What's inside the Mengtian lab module of China's space station?Mengtian, the second lab module of China's space station, is like a physics laboratory in space, with eight cabinets that can support experiments on fluids, materials, combustion and basic physics. "For example, the cold atomic physics cabinet supports studies of basic physics and condensed matter physics, and the temperature can be set to absolute zero – minus 273 degrees Celsius," said He Yufeng, chief designer of the Mengtian Space Application System under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).Oct 31, 2022
【People's Daily】 Dream Sky Module flies into the space station (Science and technology, self-reliance and self-improvement, dreaming of deep space)The final module in the three-module basic configuration of the Chinese space station has been launched. At 15:37 Beijing time on 31 October, the Mengtian Experiment Module was successfully launched by a Long March 5B carrier rocket from the Wenchang Cosmodrome in China. The Mengtian Experiment Module successfully entered the 400-kilometre pre-designated orbit, and after meeting and docking with the space station assembly, it still needs to be transposed according to plan, at which time it will form a three-module structure of the space station's "T" word basic configuration together with the Tianhe Core Module and the Qitian Experiment Module, taking an important step towards the goal of completing the space station.Nov 01, 2022
【Global Times】SuccessAt 0427 CET on 1 November, the last of the three modules of the Chinese space station's main structure, the Mengtian Experiment Module (MEMTEM) and the Tianhe Core Module (TCM), successfully rendezvoused and docked. This completed the assembly of the main structure of the three modules of the Chinese space station. The Mengtian Experiment Module will then perform a planar transposition at an appropriate time, when the "T" basic configuration of the Chinese space station will be fully completed!Nov 01, 2022
【Global News】Just now, the "Dream Sky" broke through the sky! Configure 8 science experiment cabinets Planning to arrange about 40 science experimentsAccording to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, on 31 October 2022, the Long March 5B Remote 4 rocket carrying the Dream Sky experiment module of the space station was launched on time from the Wenchang Space Launch Complex in China, and the Dream Sky experiment module was successfully separated from the rocket and accurately placed into the intended orbit about eight minutes later, making the launch mission a complete success.Nov 01, 2022
【Voice of the Chinese Academy of Sciences】CAS creates "hard science and technology" to help scientists dream of the stars and the sea.At 15:37 on 31 October 2022 Beijing time, the Dream Sky experiment module of the space station was successfully launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Complex, the last part of the space station's three-module T-configuration assembly.Nov 01, 2022
【Wen Wei Po】Challenging the low-temperature limit and playing with fire in space, the Dream Sky module will carry out about 40 on-orbit experiments, and also bring a super-cool maintenance workshop.At 15:37 Beijing time on 31 October 2022, the Long March 5B Remote 4 launch vehicle carrying the Dream Sky Experiment Module of the space station was fired on time at the Wenchang Space Launch Complex in China, and about eight minutes later, the Dream Sky Experiment Module was successfully separated from the rocket and accurately put into the predetermined orbit. This means that the construction of China's space station has entered the final stage.Nov 01, 2022
【Beijing Daily】Revealed | The space station has a clock with an error of 1 second in 3 billion years, and 8 scientific experiment cabinets are flying with Dream Sky.Among the three modules of the space station, the Mengtian Experiment Module is mainly responsible for space science experiments. In a concerted effort, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed eight scientific experiment cabinets in seven fields, including an ultra-cold atomic physics experiment cabinet, a high-precision time-frequency experiment cabinet, a high-temperature materials science experiment cabinet, a two-phase system experiment cabinet, a fluid physics experiment cabinet, a combustion science experiment cabinet and an on-line maintenance and tuning experiment cabinet.Nov 01, 2022
【ScienceNet】The Institute of Mechanics has made progress in the construction of interstellar laser links for deep measurements of gravitational waves in space.The Taiji programme is to detect gravitational waves in space by means of a formation of satellites, of which the construction of interplanetary laser links is one of the key links. Compared with the traditional interstellar laser link construction tasks used in interstellar laser communications and gravity field measurements, the Taiji programme requires the application of limited on-board resources to achieve three million kilometres of ultra-long-distance laser capture and ultra-high-precision pointing on the order of 1 nrad/Hz1/2, making it much more difficult to achieve.Oct 10, 2022
【Voice of Chinese Academy of Sciences】The first batch of scientific results obtained from the first star of Innovation X seriesAt 12:12 on July 27, 2022, China's largest solid carrier rocket "ZK-1A", independently developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), was successfully launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre (JSLCC), placing six satellites into the intended orbit by means of a "one-rocket, six-star" mission.Sep 05, 2022