China News Agency, Beijing, January 18 (Reporter Li Jingze) The "Blue Book of China's Aerospace Science and Technology Activities (2022)" press conference was held in Beijing on the 18th.

The reporter learned from the press conference that in 2023, China's space station missions will launch the manned spacecraft Shenzhou 16, Shenzhou 17 and the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou 6.

　　Jing Zheng, deputy commander-in-chief of the space station system of the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, said at the press conference that in 2023, the crews of Shenzhou 15 and Shenzhou 16 will stay continuously to launch astronauts and cargo out of the cabin, support space science, Material and technology test projects, and maintenance and technical upgrades of space station facilities and equipment.

Among them, it will be the first time to carry out the external load support in the cascaded state of the large and small robotic arms, the first small robotic arm to install the load, and the first time that people and goods will leave the cabin at the same time.

　　In terms of manned spacecraft, Zheng Wei, deputy chief designer of the manned spacecraft system of the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, said that in 2023, the manned spacecraft will perform two return trips, two rendezvous and docking trips, and three rounds of emergency support as planned. Standby, involving a total of four Shenzhou spacecraft from Shenzhou 15 to Shenzhou 18.

At the same time, the development of follow-up spacecraft will also be carried out in parallel.

In 2023, the manned spacecraft mission will maintain a high-density, multi-ship parallel development state, and launching a manned spacecraft every six months will become the norm.

　　In terms of cargo spacecraft, Xu Xiaoping, deputy chief designer of the cargo spacecraft system of the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, said that the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft will be launched in 2023, and the crew of Shenzhou 16 and Shenzhou 17 will transport daily necessities uplink. , Crew equipment, resident consumption, propellant supply for the space station, spare parts for uplink maintenance and gas cylinders for the cabin, etc., equipment and consumable materials for uplink application tests for on-orbit work.

　　He pointed out that the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft is an improved spacecraft, which has expanded the volume of the sealed cabin and increased the cargo transportation capacity. It is still at the Wenchang launch site in Hainan and launched into orbit with the Long March 7 rocket.

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