Beijing, (TDI): As a major breakthrough, Chinese spacecraft testing center has completed the test firing of a newly-built high-altitude simulation test stand in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, China’s state-run media reported on Wednesday.
It is considered as major development as key technologies for the high-altitude simulation of the functioning of the main deceleration engine for China’s manned lunar landing spacecraft was tested.
The test stand with the largest steam ejector pump set in China is capable of simulating high-vacuum conditions during the engine’s operation lasting for a thousand seconds.
In 2023, China initiated the lunar landing mission of its manned lunar exploration program — aiming to realize a manned lunar landing by 2030.
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Flight vehicles being developed for the mission include the Long March-10 rocket, the manned spacecraft Mengzhou and the lunar lander Lanyue, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
In June 2024, China completed the test run of the propulsion system for the first stage of the Long March-10 carrier rocket.
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Besides ordinary space mission China is also planning to launch a mission for research on Mars and to be focused on traces of life there.
The country is also ambitious to compete in broadband technologies globally. One of its company recently launched several satellites for this purpose with a plan to launch thousands of other satellites for providing services worldwide.
