The Chinese space station has been fully completed and has entered normal operation; the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project and the planetary exploration project have been comprehensively promoted, and the development of models such as Chang'e 7 and Tianwen 2 has been carried out; the Long March 6C carrier rocket will make its first flight The No. 2 carrier rocket will be launched in the first half of the year...

  After breaking through 60 launches in 2022, my country will continue to maintain a high-density launch frequency in 2023. It is expected that the number of launches in the whole year will reach "60+" again and is expected to hit a new high.

  According to information released by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the group plans to arrange more than 50 space launch missions in 2023.

In addition, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, China Science and Technology Aerospace Corporation, Galaxy Power and other aerospace companies will arrange more than 10 launches in total.

  In 2022, Shenzhou 13, 14, and 15 will take off in relay, and the Chinese space station will be fully completed.

In 2023, our "space home" will continue to soar into the sky.

This year, the manned space station project has entered the stage of application and development, and the space station has entered a normalized operation mode. The Long March 2F and Long March 7 launch vehicles will also launch missions during the space station operation phase.

  In addition, our country will comprehensively promote the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project and the planetary exploration project, and carry out the development of models such as Chang'e 7 and Tianwen 2.

Among them, Chang'e 7 is preparing to land on the south pole of the moon. The main task is to carry out leap detection, and then the main goal is to "find water" on the moon.

According to the plan, after Chang'e-7 lands on the moon, it will fly to the shadow crater at the south pole of the moon for on-site investigation.

  It is worth mentioning that, as the first mission of the fourth phase of my country's lunar exploration project, the Chang'e-4 mission realized the soft landing and inspection of the spacecraft on the back of the moon for the first time in human history, and realized the relay between the back of the moon and the earth for the first time. communication.

  As of January 3, 2023, the fourth anniversary of Chang'e-4 landing on the moon, the Chang'e-4 mission is still the only successful soft landing and inspection mission on the back of the moon. meters, the working conditions are normal, and continue to represent the human spacecraft to explore the mysteries of the far side of the moon.

It is expected that around 2025, the Chang'e-6 mission will be implemented and retrieve the first batch of lunar soil on the back of the moon for humans.

  The Long March-6 carrier rocket is a three-stage liquid carrier rocket. The power system uses a liquid oxygen kerosene engine. It has the characteristics of non-toxic, non-polluting, and short launch preparation time. It is mainly used to meet the needs of micro-satellite launches.

This type of carrier rocket was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Aerospace Technology, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Its successful development has filled the blank of my country's non-toxic and non-polluting carrier rockets. It is of great significance to enhance the ability to enter space.

This year, the improved version of the Long March 6 carrier rocket, the Long March 6C carrier rocket, is scheduled to complete its maiden flight.

  On July 27, 2022, my country's largest solid launch vehicle, Lijian-1, which was jointly developed by the Institute of Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and China Science and Technology Aerospace Corporation, successfully made its maiden flight at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, delivering six satellites to the into a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit.

In 2023, the Lijian-1 Yao-2 launch vehicle is planned to be launched in the first half of the year.

  It is understood that after having the successful experience in the overall optimization design of the Lijian-1 launch vehicle, Zhongke Aerospace will continue to expand and enrich the use scenarios and pedigree of solid launch vehicles in the next step.

(Xinhua News Agency reporters Hu Zhe and Song Chen)