China aims for manned moon landing by 2036

中国计划在2036年前实现载人登月
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The Long March 3B rocket carrying the Chang'e-3 lunar probe is seen docked at the launch pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Liangshan, Sichuan province December 1, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer[CN]

2013年12月1日,四川凉山西昌卫星发射中心,承载“嫦娥三号”月球探索器的长征三号乙运火箭停驻待发射。路透社/ Stringer

BEIJING (Reuters) - China wants to put astronauts on the moon by 2036, a senior space official said, the latest goal in China's ambitious lunar exploration program.[CN]

北京(路透社) - 中国一位航天高官表示,中国计划在2036年之前派宇航员登陆月球。这是中国宏伟月球探索计划的最新目标。

China in 2003 became the third country to put a man in space with its own rocket after the former Soviet Union and the United States. It has touted its plans for moon exploration and in late 2013 completed the first lunar "soft landing" since 1976 with the Chang'e-3 craft and its Jade Rabbit rover.[CN]

继前苏联和美国之后,中国在2003年成为世界上第三个用自己的运载火箭将宇航员送入太空的国家。中国高度吹捧它的月球探索计划,并于2013年年底首次用“嫦娥三号”运载“玉兔”月球车完成自1976年起的月球“软登录”。

The country also plans to land the first probe ever on the dark side of the moon in 2018, another milestone.[CN]

北京还计划在2018年展开对月球黑暗面的探索活动,这将是另一个里程碑。

China must "raise its abilities and use the next 15 to 20 years to realize manned lunar exploration goals, and take a firm step for the Chinese people in breaking ground in the utilization of space", Lieutenant General Zhang Yulin, deputy commander of the China Manned Space Program, said.[CN]

中国载人航天工程副总指挥、张育林中将在一次座谈会上说,中国“力争用15到20年的时间实现载人探月目标,为中华民族开拓利用地月空间迈出坚实的一步。

Zhang made the comments in statement posted to the program's website on Thursday.

The official China Daily newspaper said the announcement marked "the country's first confirmation of a manned lunar exploration program".

The paper cited experts saying China needed first to develop a powerful enough rocket to lift a payload of at least 100 metric tons into low Earth orbit. It also needs more advanced technology, including new space suits, for a lunar mission.

Advancing China's space program is a priority for Beijing, with President Xi Jinping calling for the country to establish itself as a space power.

China insists its program is for peaceful purposes, but the U.S. Defense Department has highlighted China's increasing space capabilities, saying it is pursuing activities aimed to prevent adversaries from using space-based assets in a crisis.

Apart from its civilian ambitions, Beijing has tested anti-satellite missiles, and the U.S. Congress has banned NASA from engaging in cooperation with its Chinese counterpart due to security concerns.

China's space budget is still only about one-tenth of the United States' outlays, officials have said. According to Chinese state media, China spends about $2 billion a year on its space program, though details are vague.

China said this month that it would launch a "core module" for its first space station sometime around 2018, part of a plan to have a permanent manned space station in service around 2022.

China is also preparing to launch a Mars probe in 2020, which would reach the planet in 2021, the official Xinhua news agency has said.

(Reporting by Michael Martina; Editing by Nick Macfie)

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Christopher

As impressive as being only the second nation on Earth to do this, it bears noting that it will mean a gap of 33 years between putting a human in space and putting him on the lunar surface. The U.S. took scarcely 8 years, and had the unique and unrepeatable challenge of not knowing if it could be done at all. Even if the Chinese just built Saturn V's and Apollo's using the blueprints from the 1960's, it ought not take that long.[CN]

成为第二个可以做到这事的国家的确让人印象深刻。中国载人进入太空和载人登陆月球表面可是意味着长达33年的鸿沟。美国只用了惊人的8年时间,而且经历的还是独一无二、不可逆的挑战,因为当时不知道能否成功。即便中国刚用1960年的蓝图刚建好土星5号和阿波罗号,应该不用花那么长时间。

Now, if in 2036, the landing establishes a permanent lunar colony, I would be thoroughly impressed.[CN]

如果2036年的月球登陆建立起永久性的月球殖民地,我的三观就被刷新了。

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peterReply toChristopher

nazi engineers who made that happened[CN]

是纳粹的工程师实现的。

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dante

year of 2036, 20 years from now, what is the use? too late to make any progress. better divert those energies and resource to clean up china's massive environmental toxic that ruin much of china's air and water. in the year of 2034, if china continues to let itself pollutes its own water resource like it has been doing until now, chinese will run out of safe water to drink. china will go to send its 1.5 billions to moon? fix the problems on earth first before open your big mouth for something has little or nothing in scientific or practical means for average chinese citizen.[CN]

2036年,还有20年时间,弄好了又有什么用?耗时太长,进步太慢。还是把这些能源和资源用于清洗中国大量的环境污染物吧,这些东西严重污染了中国的空气和水质。如果到2034年中国还像今天这样任意污染水资源,中国就没有安全水源可饮了。难不成中国要把15亿人送上月球?先解决地球上的问题,再去张开你的大胃去搞一些对普通中国民众几乎无关或毫不相关的科学实践。

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Erik

The US was brilliant putting a man on the moon in 10 years in the 1960's They also budgeted huge $ amounts to do the job. Something China does not have the money to do.[CN]

美国厉害在于20世纪60年代用10年时间载人登月,同时为完成壮举做了很多预算。中国就不够钱搞这个。

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arizonageorge

The Chinese have long range plans for the moon. One of them is to establish a permanent colony and mine it. Yes they are slow. But there are also persistent. Once they go to the moon, then they are going to keep going there. It won't be like the USA just to gain an edge in the cold war. It will be forever. And they will essentially own it.[CN]

中国对月球有长远程的计划。其中之一就是建立永久殖民地采掘开发。是的,他们进展很慢。但他们贵在坚持。他们一旦到达月球,就会源源不断的涌去的。可不像美国在冷战取得优势的那样。这可是永久性的。他们会完全占有月球的。

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Don

It's not much of a goal given it was done by the US more than 40 years ago with what would be regarded by graciously as antique computers and electronic controls. It is vastly lesser accomplishment with the tech available today.[CN]

也不算什么目标吧,美国差不多40年前就做到了,还是用被人称为老古董的电脑和电子仪器完成的。跟今日可用的技术比起来,这成就微不足道。

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John

Hey, that China is really up to date. Only 68 years behind the USA.[CN]

嘿,中国还真赶上来了。只落后美国68年哟。

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ChrisReply toJohn

But catching up quickly. Just forget the shuttle chit, put a base on the moon and go for Mars. Americans will still cheer, its more than they could cheer about while Obama was in office.[CN]

追赶的很快。航天飞机,月球建立基地,登上火星这些都忘了吧。美国还在欢呼,比奥巴马还当政时欢呼声还高。

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Earl DReply toJohn

Odd considering China invented the rocket and one Chinese guy long, long ago talked about going into space with rockets under his chair.[CN]

想到中国发明火箭,还有一位老人老久老久之前就谈到在自己椅子下装上火箭飞到太空就觉得奇怪。

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h2o4ever

Gee, by 2036? I think Musk will have a colony on Mars by then.[CN]

天呐噜,2036年啊?我想Musk到时在火星上都有殖民地了吧。

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peterReply toh2o4ever

no way[CN]

不可能

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arizonageorgeReply toh2o4ever

Mars is fool's gold. Sure, it will an achievement, but it will be over a 100 years before we are making regular trips there and making it worthwhile.[CN]

火星就是傻子眼中的金子。无可否认,到达火星是一项成就,但要做到可以常规旅行,物有所值还尚需100年。

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Ali-baba

Almost a century after the USA landed on the moon. Not bad China.[CN]

美国登陆月球后都快1个世纪了。不赖嘛,中国。

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Richard T

They need to open the internet a little and down load on how to get to the moon , the information is their to the get them their by years end.[CN]

他们需要打开个网站,下载一下如何登月的数据。信息就在那,长年等他们去拿。

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Bo

Why the heck NASA was allowed to engage in cooperation with China space program in the first place? Now I understand why it will take them that much longer to reach the moon. No more downloading, cough cough, of instructions of how to go to the moon from NASA.[CN]

NASA为什么会首先允许加入中国太空计划?现在我懂为什么要花这么久才能登上月球了。不用,下载了。咳咳,还想从NASA那里得到登月的说明。

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Leonard

Will the Chinese beat the Muslims Ur@nus ?[CN]

中国人能够干掉穆斯林Ur@nus吗?

After permanently grounding the Space Shuttle program President Obama told NASA administrator Charles Bolden that his highest priority should be "to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science.[CN]

继宇宙飞船永久性登陆计划之后,奥巴马对NASA长官Charles Bolden说,当务之急是找到一条进入穆斯林世界的路,和大部分穆斯林国家融入到一块去,让他们觉得他们对科学有历史贡献。

What an idiot![CN]

笨的不要不要的。

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ChrisReply toLeonard

That would be to send a Muslim along with a dog to orbit the earth. And dinner would be this experimental "pulled pork". I hope the dog likes it .[CN]

可以把把一个穆斯林和一个狗送去环绕地球。晚餐就是这次试验的“手撕猪肉”。希望这狗会喜欢。

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Slug II

Good for them! Hope they get the funding and political will to do it.[CN]

他们好样的!希望他们可以获得资金和政治支持来完成。

And yes, *any* rocket or space technology can be applied to weapons. The same is true for US research and development. Just don't be stupid enough to do an ASAT test again.[CN]

是的,所有火箭或太空技术都可用于军事武器。这对美国研究发展部同样适用。别蠢到又去搞什么反卫星武器了。

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Brad

Wow. 2036. That's incredibly ambitious! I hope they can do it.[CN]

哇,2036年啊。好宏伟的计划啊。我希望他们成功。

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ChrisReply toBrad

America can't. No bucks ![CN]

美国办不到,没钱。

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spacecat

The new space race: communist central planning vs. free enterprise. When the China moon mission lands, I expect Elon Musk will knock on the hatch and invite them to drop into to his vacation home in the next crater, to enjoy a session in the solar hot tub...[CN]

新太空竞赛兴起:共产主义中央计划vs自由企业(意指资本主义)。当中国月球计划着陆,我希望Elon Musk去敲敲他们的窗口,邀请他们顺道到自家的度假屋玩玩,就在他们隔壁,一起享受太阳浴。

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J

I senses JEALOUSY among the western world, specifically the USA! If we (USA) don't want to go back to the moon, that's our fault why should we have any negative things to say about those who have the technology and desire to go there? YOU people make me embarrassed to be an American. There were a time when American carry a symbol of HOPE and INNOVATION....now, we're being perceived like a bunch of sad idiots, hating on the world and those who seek to take leadership roles in space exploration.

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Robert

If the Earth were truly a sphere 25,000 miles in circumference, airplane pilots would have to constantly correct their altitudes downwards so as to not fly straight off into “outer space;” a pilot wishing to simply maintain their altitude at a typical cruising speed of 500 mph, would have to constantly dip their nose downwards and descend 2,777 feet (over half a mile) every minute! Otherwise, without compensation, in one hour’s time the pilot would find themselves 31.5 miles higher than expected.

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CptSnarkReply toRobert

Sense they are maintaining an altitude relative the the surface of the Earth, that correction happens automatically.

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ChrisReply toRobert

Ok space cadet !

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KenfromCranstonReply toRobert

Robert, that's what gravity does for you. Check with Einstein.

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desertres

America has already sent 12 Americans to the moon 50 years ago!

And in another 20 years MAYBE China will be able to do the same.

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MICHAELReply todesertres

yes, and we haven't done a damn thing since.

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CptSnarkReply todesertres

But then we let Nixon kill Apollo.

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KenfromCranstonReply todesertres

NIxon didn't kill Apollo. NASA did that all by themselves. We just sent up mission after mission to collect rocks and that's all that was planned for the missions Nixon cancelled. The public had grown weary of moon rocks. NASA should have had plans to build habitats on the moon - one or two room air-tight structures that could have let the astronauts spend some time there. We already had cars up there. What a shame we wasted all that because no one had the vision to do something to keep the American public engaged.

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CptSnarkReply todesertres

Ken, NASA did have plans for a Moon base, and those "rock" missions were a necessary developmental prelude.

LESA (Lunar Exploration System for Apollo) Lunar Base

The basic Apollo hardware would evolve into AES (Apollo Extension Systems), followed by ALSS (Apollo Logistics Support System), and then LESA (Lunar Exploration System for Apollo). The end result would be ever-expanding permanent stations on the Moon.

LESA (Lunar Exploration System for Apollo) represented the last lunar base concept studied by NASA prior to the cancellation of further Saturn V production. LESA would use a new Lunar Landing Vehicle to land payloads on the lunar surface and extended CSM and LM Taxi hardware derived from the basic Apollo program would allow crews to be rotated to the ever-expanding, and eventually permanent, lunar base. A nuclear reactor would provide power.

Phases:

2 men/2 days - Apollo

2 men/14 days - AES - LEM Shelter (2050 kg surface payload - LEM Shelter)

2 men/14 to 30 days - ALSS with shelter or MOLAB (4100 kg surface payload)

3 men/90 days - LESA I (10,500 kg surface payload)

3 men/90 days - LESA I + MOLAB (12,500 kg surface payload)

6 men/180 days - LESA II with shelter and extended-range roving vehicle (25,000 kg surface payload)

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CptSnarkReply todesertres

In August 1971, President Richard Nixon even proposed to cancel all remaining lunar landings (Apollo 16 and 17). His Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director Caspar Weinberger was opposed to this, persuading Nixon to keep the remaining Moon missions, but recommended that if such cancellation would happen that it be "on the ground that Apollo 15 was so successful in gathering needed data that we can now shift, sooner than previously expected, to the Space Shuttle, Grand Tour, NERVA, etc."

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JustHere

You mean it will take 20 years to steal the technology to land on the moon? Do you want to see my space port?

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ChrisReply toJustHere

Yeah, stand up. WOW ! That looks like a big space port.

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J

I senses JEALOUSY from the western countries, specifically the USA. Why should we have anything negative to say about CHINA or any country that has the desire and technology to go to the moon? If we choose not to go to the moon, it's our own fault. Every country has the right to explore space provided they have the technology to do so.

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Eneg

Sure !, After all the stolen tech and inventions from the west and US, they could brag. BOYCOTT ANYTHING MADE IN CHINA !

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The LigerReply toEneg

Does that or does that not include rocket technology from the #$%$? Which did help us land on the moon that coincidentally the Russians also had access too as well?

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