Musk meets a fierce rival!CE Aerospace has set a record and helped realize the dream of human flight
There are only three institutions in the world that have manned space capabilities: the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the Russian Space Agency (RASA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), but Musk's SpaceX has completely broken this pattern.
SpaceX"Dragons"The spacecraft has already flown several manned missions, and it is an innovation that could change the history of spaceflight – after all, it is the first manned space launch mission to be carried out by a private commercial company.
Under the leadership of Musk, the speed of development of SpaceX has shocked the world, and its success has also promoted the development of private aerospace in countries around the world.
According to CCTV News, on April 2, 2023, the Tianlong-2 remote-controlled 1 carrier rocket developed by Tianbing Technology, a private rocket company in China, made its first successful maiden flight, becoming China's first commercial space liquid launch vehicle to successfully enter orbit.
The purpose of the first flight test on the Tianlong-2 remote-controlled 1 carrier rocket is to test the overall orientation of the launch vehicle and the coordination between various systems, so as to fully obtain the flight environment parameters.
According to the official introduction,"Tenryu II"The launch vehicle is a medium-sized launch vehicle developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation for three years, which is a first-class liquid rocket using liquid oxygen and coal-based aerospace paraffin propellant.
Rocket diameter 335 meters, length 328 meters, take-off mass 153 tons, take-off thrust 193 tons, carrying capacity in a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km 15 tons, 2 tons in low-earth orbit, and 4 tons after the upgrade.
At the same time,"Tenryu II"The launch vehicle will also"Love space science"The satellite was put into a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km, mainly for remote sensing imaging experiments and other technical inspections, and the entire launch mission was a complete success.
In addition, the successful first flight of the Tianlong-2 carrier rocket also set seven new records in the history of international and domestic spaceflight.
First of all,"Tenryu II"It is the first liquid launch vehicle to be successfully put into orbit for the first time among the world's private aerospace enterprisesSecondly, it is also the world's first launch vehicle to fly using coal-based space paraffin.
In addition, Tianlong-2 is also China's first liquid launch vehicle that does not rely on the launch station, the first launch vehicle with a 3D printed high-pressure engine, the first launch vehicle with three-motor parallel engine technology, the first launch vehicle with an all-aluminum alloy surface tension receiver attitude orbit control system, and the first launch vehicle to realize the reuse of rocket body structure.
I understand that most rockets currently use solid-fuel engines, but liquid-fuel engines are cheaper, easier to ** and reused, so it has always been an effort in the space field.
As China's first carrier rocket to fly using coal-based aerospace paraffin, Tianlong-2 is also China's first carrier rocket to realize the reuse of the projectile structure, and its importance is self-evident.
Its successful flight has reduced the launch cost for the subsequent coal-based aviation paraffin flight of the new generation of carrier rockets such as the Long March 5 and Long March 7, and laid the foundation for the reusability of the rocket.
These achievements of Tianlong-2 are enough to explain everything, and they also indicate that China's private aerospace has gradually matured from the past test stage, and may become Musk's fierce rival in the future.
Tianbing Technology also made it clear that this time is just the beginning, and the future will also lie in the reuse of large liquid launch vehicles, heavy liquid launch vehicles, and the continuous improvement of major products such as manned spacecraft space shuttles.
According to reports, following the Tianlong 2 rocket, Tianbing Technology will also develop more rockets and spacecraft, and will launch the TL-3M space shuttle in the future, with a range of up to 14,000 kilometers, the purpose of which is to transport 100 people to and from anywhere in the world and realize the great dream of human intercontinental flight.
Needless to say, humanity has begun a new round of flight dreams, and in the near future, Chinese commercial rockets will enter"Large carrying capacity"with"Ecological aerospace"times, let aerospace science and technology benefit people's livelihood and benefit people's lives.
We look forward to the day when we can expect space travel to develop so rapidly. Are you optimistic about the future development of China's private aerospace enterprises?