China's Tiangong multimodule space station Flashcards
what phase is it in? [why in news]
final phase as three astronauts
entered the orbiting module of the Tiangong Space
Station.
the three astronauts were launched into the designated orbit by
the
Shenzhou-14 spacecraft.
which space flights were unmanned
spaceflight missions?
Shenzhou-1 to 4
which spaceflights are manned
spaceflight missions?
Shenzhou-5 to 14
Tiangong Space Station is a part of which program?
China Manned Space Program
When was the China Manned Space
Program launched and who manages it?
1992; China Manned Space Agency.
What is the China Manned Space Programme?
it is a human space programme using a “three-step” method by the Chinese govt
list the three steps of the China Manned Space Programme
- launch manned spaceships
- launch Space Labs
- construct China’s Space Station
where is the tiangong space station being built?
low Earth orbit [ b/w 340 n 450
kilometers above earth]
tiangong space station is the country’s first?
first long-term space station.
China is going to operationalize its new Tiangong
multi-module space station?
for at least ten years.
China launched an unmanned module in 2021 what is it? and when will it be completed?
“Tianhe”,
or “Harmony of the Heavens” that it plans to complete by
the end of 2022.
which is the first module to launch the
Tiangong space station module?
Tianhe core module
What is the Importance of this Launch for China?
1] third country in history to have
put both astronauts into space and to build a space
station, after the Russia and the US.
2]China Space Station (CSS) is also expected to be
a competitor to the International Space Stations (ISS) Is a
collaborative project of several countries.
does India have plans of a space station?
planning to launch its own space station
by 2030, joining the league of US, Russia, and
China to an elite space club.
