China News Agency, Beijing, March 11 (Ma Shuisha) According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office on the 11th, the Chinese space station will complete its on-orbit construction this year. At present, the astronauts performing two manned missions during the construction phase of the space station The crew has been selected and mission training is underway.
It is reported that since 2021, China's manned space project has successfully carried out five missions in the verification phase of the key technology of the space station. At present, the core module assembly is running stably in orbit, and the Shenzhou 13 astronaut crew is in good condition. It is planned to be launched in April this year. After returning to the ground in May, the key technologies for the construction of the space station have been fully verified, and the follow-up missions are ready for solid progress.
The construction of a space station to solve large-scale, long-term manned space application problems is the third task goal of the "three-step" development strategy of China's manned space project.
2022 is the year of the decisive battle for the construction of the space station. According to the mission arrangement, this year will organize the implementation of six flight missions, including the space station interrogation capsule, the dream capsule, cargo supply, and manned flight, to complete the orbital construction of the space station and complete the stable operation on orbit. the National Space Laboratory.
At present, the astronaut crews for the two manned missions in the construction phase of the space station have been selected and mission training is being carried out.
China has always adhered to the principles of peaceful utilization, equality and mutual benefit, and common development, and is committed to building China's space station into an open platform for scientific and technological cooperation and exchanges facing the international community.
The first batch of space station application projects jointly selected by the China Manned Space Engineering Office and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs is expected to start successively this year, and carry out the implementation of international cooperative experimental projects on the Chinese space station.
While carrying out the orbital construction of the space station, China is also carrying out key technological breakthroughs in manned lunar exploration and in-depth demonstration of plans.
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