China Reveals 800m Rocket To Beat Elon Musk & USA!

 

the famous space race involved the us    and russia brought out the best in the    two nations however the us is in another    space race and this time it is against    asian giant china what makes the race    interesting this time is the inclusion    of a private company spacex china is    going against the us and spacex by    building a new 800 meter rocket to    explore space what is this new bizarre    rocket china is building and will it    help china overtake the us and spacex    join us as we bring you everything china    has revealed about its new 800 meter    tall rocket to beat spacex in the us    when you speak of space exploration many    old timers will remember the bygone days    of the us and russia competing for who    would do what first however those days    of competition are gone and we now live    in a world where the us and russia    cooperate in space matters for example    the two nations both run at the    international space station while russia    was launching us astronauts to the space    station for a fee the u.s has also    purchased rocket engines from russia    numerous times however the space race    has welcomed new entrants including    governments and private companies one of    the most successful private companies is    spacex founded by the world's richest    man elon musk in so short a space of    time the company has overtaken all other    players and become the mainstay of the    american space industry it currently    operates two rockets developed in-house    the falcon 9 and falcon heavy which it    uses to launch payloads to orbit    regularly spacex's clients include nasa    which has been using spacex's crew    dragon capsules to move cargo and crew    to the iss spacex also launches missions    for other private companies including    satellites other prestigious spacex    clients include the us military spacex    is forging ahead with its new rocket the    starship so powerful and tall that    nothing like it has ever been built musk    plans to colonize mars and the starship    is the vehicle that will help him do so    also among the entrance to the space    race is china the asian powerhouse this    country has also enjoyed a rapid rise    and is now competing for the top spot    from 2016 to 2021 china launched a total    of 207 space missions an imposing tally    but it is getting even more ambitious    china launched tiane the core module of    its new space station in april 2021 and    sent two three astronaut missions to the    orbiting lab shortly after that one in    june and the other in october the    country plans to finish building the    station by launching two other modules    known as mengtian and wentian in    addition china is building a space    telescope called zhantian which will    launch to the same orbit as the space    station and dock with it periodically    zhantian will launch within the next    five years the new document states and    the space station will get quite a    workout during that stretch astronauts    will live there on long-term assignments    conducting various research and    maintenance activities china also aims    to put boots on the moon in the near    future a bold goal getting serious    attention over the next five years over    the next half decade china will continue    studies and research on the plan for    human lunar landing develop new    generation crewed spacecraft and    research key technologies to lay a    foundation for exploring and developing    sis luna space in january 2019 china's    robotic chang e4 mission became the    first ever to pull off a soft landing on    the moon's far side in december 2020    chang e5 brought pristine lunar samples    back to the earth the first time that    had been done since the 1970s and in    february 2021 china's first fully    homegrown interplanetary mission at tian    wen 1 slipped into orbit around mars in    may of that year a rover called zurong    separated from the tian wen 1 orbiter    and landed successfully on the red    planet meanwhile planet mars has a    chinese rover actively exploring videos    have shown the vehicle trundling over    the rocky surface of the red planet    since landing in may last year the    zhurong probe has been busy seeking    clues as to whether mars once supported    life mind you there is no answer yet but    the rover has so far travelled over 410    metres    after the us china is only the second    country to land and operate a rover on    the red planet china is not slowing down    yet and is now talking about putting in    space an insane spacecraft that will be    at least 10 times the length of the iss    which is currently the largest    spacecraft flying in space the    international space station is about 357    feet long and 246 feet wide or 109    meters long and 75 meters wide this is    just about the size of an american    football field and took 10 years and    more than 30 missions to assemble    involving the efforts of five different    space agencies representing 15 countries    it cost about 100 billion dollars to    construct and costs about four billion    dollars a year to operate meanwhile    china is banned from participating in    the international space station by an    act of congress restricting nasa's    cooperation with beijing congress banned    nasa from using government funds to    engage in direct bilateral cooperation    with either the chinese government or    any organizations affiliated the chinese    government but china is not new to    building megastructures so it is not    surprising that it wants to build big    the great wall of china is an early    example of a megastructure what is    amazing is that china wants to put such    a colossal structure in space the    project of assembly mechanics of the    mega size spacecraft is among the first    batch of major projects to be studied in    the following five years according to    the project outline recently published    by the national natural science    foundation of china experts believe the    spacecraft could have broad applications    such as building a space power plant    that will generate electricity for the    planet this equipment could include    enormous crude spacecraft orbital    telescopes and even space-based power    plants composed of modular components    that would form megastructures once in    orbit but why is china building this    humongous spacecraft researchers at the    chinese academy of sciences have warned    that the rapid development of space    technology and the increasing demand for    space missions means that the    traditional spacecraft manufacturing    deployment and launch methods have been    unable to meet existing needs    zihui zhu a roboticist at the cas    shenyang institute of automation    explained that in-space assembly    technologies could effectively adapt to    the assembly of large space structures    improve spacecraft performance and    reduce operating costs the chinese    government is inviting scientists to    conduct research into new lightweight    design methods that could limit the    amount of construction material that has    to be lofted into orbit and new    techniques for safely assembling such    massive structures in space by far the    biggest challenge would be the price tag    due to the huge cost of launching    objects and materials into space the iss    cost about 100 billion dollars as noted    earlier building something 10 times    larger would strain even the most    generous national space budget however    much of the costs depend on what kind of    structure china will eventually build    for example the iss is packed with    equipment designed to accommodate humans    significantly increasing its mass but if    we're talking about something that is    simply long but not heavy then that    changes the calculation building    techniques could also reduce the cost of    getting a behemoth spaceship into space    the conventional approach would be to    build components on earth and then    assemble them like legos in orbit said    peck but 3d printing technology could    potentially turn compact raw materials    into structural components of much    larger dimensions in space and there is    a more attractive innovation sourcing    raw materials from the moon low gravity    compared with earth means launching    materials from the moon surface into    space would be much easier still that    first requires launch infrastructure on    the moon and is therefore not an option    in the short term there are other issues    that the massive spacecraft developers    will have to solve when a spacecraft is    subjected to forces whether from    maneuvering in orbit or docking with    another vehicle the motion imparts    energy to the spaceship structure that    causes it to vibrate and bend peck    explained with such a large structure    these vibrations will take a long time    to subside so the spacecraft will likely    require shock absorbers or active    control to counteract those vibrations    designers will also have to make careful    trade-offs when deciding the    spacecraft's altitude at lower altitudes    drag from the outer atmosphere slows    vehicles down requiring them to    constantly boost themselves back into a    stable orbit this is already an issue    for the iss but for a much larger    structure which has more drag acting on    it and would require more fuel to boost    back into place it would be a major    concern on the flip side launching to    higher altitudes is much more expensive    and radiation levels increase quickly    the further from earth's atmosphere an    object gets which will be a problem if    the spacecraft houses humans one good    purpose of china's new mega spacecraft    would be as a space telescope a space    telescope of that scale could    potentially see features on the surface    of exoplanets in other solar systems    let's hear what you think of china's new    mega spacecraft in the comments section    below