The level is not good?Tianzhou-6 will be withdrawn from China's space station at a cost of $350 million, why not take it back?
China's manned space launch vehicle "Tianzhou-6" is nearing completion, and "Tianzhou-7" has also been launched according to the scheduled time, scheduled to be launched in early 2024. However, to the confusion of many people, it was originally intended that the "Tianzhou-6" was burned to ashes when it returned to Earth, instead of returning to Earth. It also raises questions about whether it was because of their lack of skills, or something else that led them to make this choiceLet's break it down step by step.
In the planning of the Tianzhou-7 project, we have already identified the launch that will take place in early 2024, which means that the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft will end its mission ahead of schedule and be withdrawn from the Chinese space station. This decision has also aroused many people's doubts, and even those high-tech transport ships will eventually be burned to ashes.
First of all, we must understand that Tianzhou-6 is a one-way flight to provide basic supplies and equipment for China's space station. After the mission, in order to ensure the stable operation of the space station and the smooth development of the follow-up work, the transport spacecraft of "Tianzhou-6" was introduced into the atmosphere, achieved a controlled return, and burned its mission with a fire.
This is not because their technical strength is not enough, but the result of comprehensive consideration from the overall situation. China's development in the space field continues, and perhaps there will be more technological innovations and sustainable development initiatives in the future. Therefore, the ultimate mission of the "Tianzhou-6" cargo vehicle is a rational choice made based on China's current space strategy and scientific and technological development, and will also lay a good foundation for the construction and operation of the space station in the future.
China's manned space flight test Tianzhou-6 has achieved significant results, achieving significant improvements in many functions and performance. The basic elements of this work are:
First of all, Tianzhou-6 is an improved cargo ship of our country, and its role is to transport daily necessities such as clothing, food and drinking water. Among these fruits, there are about 70 kilograms, which is twice as much as the "Tianzhou 5" carried.
Secondly, Tianzhou-6 carried about 175 tons of auxiliary fuel, which will be used to resupply the space station. This is an important means of daily trajectory maintenance and attitude adjustment of the space station, as well as an important means to reduce fuel consumption.
Third, the spacecraft is equipped with an ion propulsion device that keeps the space station running smoothly. The Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft is an important part of China's space station.
In addition, in addition to transporting materials, "Tianzhou-6" will also undertake a number of scientific research experiments and inspection tasks. This shows that China's Tianzhou cargo ship is not only in transporting goods, it also has good capabilities and versatility.
Although Tianzhou-6 has completed its mission to withdraw from China's space station, the decision to destroy it has been made. This begs the question, why not recycle?
In fact, this has nothing to do with the degree of technology in China, only the cost reasons. According to the statistics of the Tianzhou Company, the cost of a "Tianzhou" cargo spacecraft is as high as 350 million yuan, and it would be a pity if it was not used.
However, cargo ships were originally meant to transport more materials, not goods. Tianzhou 6-11 is a brand new group of aircraft, and the updated new model has been improved in terms of load and payload. The material loading capacity of the whole ship has been increased from the original 69 metric tons increased to 74 metric tons, the load rate is 051 to 053。The modified "Tianzhou" is currently the world's largest cargo ship with the largest carrying capacity and the largest cargo capacity.