Long March rockets to support exciting phase of China’s space work in 2021
Deng Xiaoci Published: Jan 27, 2021 07:33 PM Updated: Jan 27, 2021 07:54 PM
A Mars probe is launched on a Long March-5 rocket from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China s Hainan Province, July 23, 2020.Photo:Xinhua
Developers of the Long March rocket family have recently disclosed more exciting details of China s space endeavors in 2021, which is expected to see more than 40 launch missions including those tasked for the building of the country s first ever space station.
Long March-5B, Long March-7 and Long March-2F rockets will jointly execute launch missions for the space station construction from three launch pads in two space centers to send the core cabinet of the space station, Tianzhou-2 cargo spaceship and Shenzhou-12 manned spaceship, into space this year, and to complete docking and key in-orbit technological verification work, Global Times learned from the state-owned space gia
H-6K variant seen at China-Russia strategic patrol
By Liu Xuanzun Source: Global Times Published: 2020/12/23 19:38:31
A H-6 strategic bomber attached to a bomber regiment of the naval aviation force under the PLA Southern Theater Command soars into the air during a recent realistic flight training exercise. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Gao Hongwei)
A new variant of China s H-6K bomber, which experts said on Wednesday is more powerful than the original version, was spotted in the second joint aerial strategic patrol by the air forces of China and Russia on Tuesday.
Japan s Air Self-Defense Force identified four Chinese H-6 bombers and two Russian Tu-95 bombers when they flew across the South China Sea and the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, according to a statement seen on the website of Japan s Defense Ministry the same day.