Home Page | Photos | Video | Forum | Most Popular | Special Reports | Biz China Weekly
Make Us Your Home Page
Most Searched: South China Sea  Belt and Road Initiative  AIIB  RMB  Refugee  

China eyes breakthroughs on heavy-lift launch vehicle technologies

Source: Xinhua   2016-06-28 01:04:04

BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The inaugural flight of China's heavy-lift launch vehicle will occur within 15 years if everything goes smoothly, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC) said Monday.

"We plan to make breakthroughs on key technologies within five years to pave the way for the development of heavy-lift launch vehicles," said Yang Baohua, the deputy manager of CASTC.

China's heavy-lift launch vehicle could be launched into space within 15 years, Yang said.

According to the current plans, China's heavy-lift launch vehicle will be about 100 meters long with a diameter of nearly 10 meters.

China needs a heavy-lift launch vehicle with carrying capacity of about 100 tonnes to support manned moon missions or deep-space explorations.

Editor: An
Related News
           
Photos  >>
Video  >>
  Special Reports  >>
Xinhuanet

China eyes breakthroughs on heavy-lift launch vehicle technologies

Source: Xinhua 2016-06-28 01:04:04
[Editor: huaxia]

BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The inaugural flight of China's heavy-lift launch vehicle will occur within 15 years if everything goes smoothly, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC) said Monday.

"We plan to make breakthroughs on key technologies within five years to pave the way for the development of heavy-lift launch vehicles," said Yang Baohua, the deputy manager of CASTC.

China's heavy-lift launch vehicle could be launched into space within 15 years, Yang said.

According to the current plans, China's heavy-lift launch vehicle will be about 100 meters long with a diameter of nearly 10 meters.

China needs a heavy-lift launch vehicle with carrying capacity of about 100 tonnes to support manned moon missions or deep-space explorations.

[Editor: huaxia]
010020070750000000000000011106041354706921