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September 8th, 2023
Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China’s Hainan Province.
Credit: CCTV
China’s Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China’s Hainan Province is in construction mode to put in place a new-generation launch complex.
These new facilities will support the country’s human Moon exploration enterprise, according to Liao Guorui, the Wenchang launch commander.
Liao Guorui, the Wenchang launch commander.
Image credit: CCTV/Inside Outer Space screengrab
As noted by China Central Television (CCTV), the Wenchang site involves technological breakthroughs, including high-flow filling of cryogenic propellants and parallel test launches of large and medium-sized rockets powered by cryogenic liquid fuels.
“The Wenchang Space Launch Site will also carry out the construction of launch complexes for next-generation manned lunar landing missions and heavy-lift rockets, providing strong support for China’s manned moon landing mission, deep space exploration, and planetary exploration,” Liao told CCTV. “We will do our best to build a world-class space launch site for in-depth space exploration.”
Image credit: China Manned Space Agency
Image credit: China Manned Space Agency
Image credit: China Manned Space Agency
Image credit: China Manned Space Agency
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