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February 2024 has not yet ended, and China's aerospace industry has been full of good news.
Some netizens listed the work plan of China's aerospace in the first half of the year, and after reading it, I felt that my scalp was numb.
On January 5, the Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket successfully launched a 4-star rocket;
On January 9, the Long March-2C carrier rocket successfully launched the Einstein probe satellite into the predetermined orbit.
On January 11, the Gravity-1 Heilan Home carrier rocket independently developed by Oriental Space successfully launched one rocket and three satellites;
On January 17, the "Sky Express" Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft sent New Year's gifts to the astronauts;
On February 22, the China National Space Administration announced that the Long March 8 Yao-3 carrier rocket had arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site and would be launched at an opportune time.
It is worth mentioning that this relay star is very significant, and we will cover it separately in the next article.
In April, the Shenzhou-18 spacecraft is likely to carry out a flight mission, which will be "transported" by the Long March-2F launch vehicle.
In May, the Chang'e-6 probe is expected to be launched, and it will fly to the far side of the moon to collect about 2,000 grams of samples and return them to Earth.
6 months, 7 launch missions, each more important than the other, if placed in other countries, it is estimated that it will take decades to complete.
Perhaps it is precisely because our pace is so fast that it has also attracted the attention of some countries, such as the United States.
Two days ago, the United States finally landed a spacecraft on the moon again after 52 years, which really gave the moon a "close contact".
Although NASA provided the main hardware equipment for this hard landing, it also exposed a big problem for NASA: insufficient funding.
The United States, as the first country to send humans to the moon, is now facing difficulties in landing on the moon again, and the Artemis program signed by the predecessor of Trump in 2017 is still stagnant after six years.
The goal of this plan is to send astronauts to the moon safely and back by 2024, and establish a regular residency mechanism.
Now, it seems, the plan became a joke.
We can't help but ask, is it because our country's space pace is too fast, or is it because other countries are too slow? Or rather, what are the technical challenges that have not yet been solved?
The U.S. moon landing program was carried out in the context of the Cold War, and it was a fluke that it was a fluke to succeed, and because of the U.S. political system, the moon landing data of that year may have been lost.
Looking at it now, it seems to confirm this fact, the level of the moon landing shown by the United States is really a little unacceptable, although there are only two or three countries in the world that can afford to land on the moon, but the United States really does not have the "style" of the year.
And landing on the moon itself is a very difficult thing, China is steady and steady, and now it is qualified to land on the moon, while the United States seems to be a little less interesting.
Reliable rocket technology, navigation, and orbit design are essential to truly land on the moon to ensure that spacecraft can accurately enter lunar orbit, land, and return to Earth.
A safe soft landing on the lunar surface is also a key technology. The lander needs to be able to land accurately on the lunar surface, avoiding terrain obstacles and other potential hazards.
The second is communication technology, and China's self-developed relay satellites are designed to solve this problem.
Establish a stable and efficient communication system on the Moon, which includes communication with the Earth, communication between spacecraft and possibly communication with future lunar bases, and so on.
The final issue is about the use of lunar resources, such as water ice and other materials, to support human activities, including the splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen for oxygen and rocket fuel, and the exploitation and utilization of other resources.
After all, if human beings want to land on the moon and establish a lunar base, the use of lunar energy is a hurdle that can never be bypassed.
Only if we can truly control the energy of the moon can we be qualified to say that we have conquered the moon, otherwise the short stay is just a technological breakthrough, but there is still a long way to go to deep space.
However, China's research in this area is one step faster than that of the United States, and it is precisely for this reason that the United States has hyped up the "Chinese aviation threat theory".
Even Bill Nelson, the head of NASA, publicly stated in an interview that he did not want China to be the first to land a manned person on the south pole of the moon. There are even American politicians who believe that China wants to occupy the moon.
Although this kind of remarks fully exposed the Cold War mentality of the United States, the mentality of Chinese netizens is more calm.
We have long been accustomed to the US threat theory, and the most important thing is to do our work well in a step-by-step manner.
As for the ownership of the moon, some netizens said: The moon is originally ours, have you heard of Chang'e?
Some netizens replied: Before Chang'e, there was actually Wu Gang.
Some netizens also jokingly said: The moon is originally China's inherent planet, Chang'e, Yutu, Guanghan Palace, Magpie Bridge, Chang'e Chinese citizens went up to build Guanghan Palace when there was no United States.
Of course, these are all jokes, and human beings have already explained the ownership of the moon.
In 1967, the Outer Space Treaty was signed and implemented, which is also one of the most important international space legal documents.
According to the treaty, the moon and its resources cannot be claimed as national ownership, and space activities must be peaceful and non-military.
In addition to this, there is a treaty called the Moon Agreement, which was adopted in 1979.
The treaty stipulates that the Moon and its resources are the common heritage of mankind and may not become the territory of States.
At the same time, the treaty stipulates a number of principles regarding the exploitation and use of lunar resources, including provisions on international monitoring and resource sharing.
However, it is interesting that this treaty was signed only by a few countries, and the United States, Russia, Japan, India, etc. were not involved.
In fact, it is not difficult to see from this point that when it comes to our own interests, only when we have sufficient strength and capital can we have the right to formulate rules.
There's a saying that's well said:The rules are always the only ones who are weak; And the strong tend to make rules.
Conclude with Blinken's quote:In the international system, if you don't sit at the table, you'll be on the menu.