China Space Day丨The next step in the planetary exploration project starts asteroid detection

　　Today is China Space Day. Wu Yanhua, deputy director of the National Space Administration, said in an exclusive interview with a CCTV reporter recently that after Tianwen-1's first Mars exploration mission was successfully completed, the next step in the planetary exploration project will start asteroid exploration.

The Chinese people will go further in their exploration of the universe.

　　Wu Yanhua, deputy director of the National Space Administration: The country has approved the planetary exploration project. The planetary exploration project includes the first Mars exploration mission of Tianwen-1, and the next asteroid exploration that we will carry out, including such an exploration mission that sampling returns .

Thirdly, we also need to carry out sampling return to Mars.

The fourth is the detection of Jupiter galaxy, and some detections through the universe.

　　Wu Yanhua said that the planetary exploration project is scheduled to be completed in the next 10 to 15 years.

In addition, my country is still carrying out the demonstration of medium and long-term development strategic planning, such as the detection of the edge of the solar system and so on.

For deeper and farther space, multi-type launch vehicles, including heavy rockets, are also in the development stage and are expected to complete their maiden flight in the next few years.

　　Wu Yanhua, deputy director of the National Space Administration: How big the carrying capacity is, the wider the space stage can be.

We are a common name for heavy transport, which actually means that the low-Earth orbit capacity is at the 100-ton level. It includes the capacity between 50 tons and 150 tons, and it will also be a type spectrum plan.

　　Wu Yanhua said that in the future, heavy-duty launch vehicles will meet my country's long-term deep space exploration and manned moon landings and other major space missions.

　　Wu Yanhua, deputy director of the National Space Administration: For example, we are also debating whether to launch a manned moon landing, whether we should launch a large-scale space solar power station, for example, whether we should launch larger detection equipment on Mars, including detection vehicles, These loads all require the support of some large rockets.