China’s New Mega Rocket Design Shows NASA’s SLS Is Already Obsolete

[beijingwalker]

China’s New Mega Rocket Design Shows NASA’s SLS Is Already Obsolete​

Nov. 12 2022

A few years ago, China decided that it would send astronauts to the Moon, so it started intense work in that direction – which included the development of a mega-rocket called Long March 9. The Chinese inspiration came from NASA’s gigantic Space Launch System (SLS). .

This big guy is at the heart of the work of the Artemis mission, created by the US agency to take humanity back to the much-desired natural satellite of Earth. And just like the SLS, the Long March 9 was designed with a center stage and thrusters that would be completely expendable.


That is, for each trip, a new megarocket would be created practically from scratch. Procedure that became “obsolete” after the arrival of Elon Musk at the stop. Or rather, after the arrival of SpaceX and the Falcon 9 rocket, famous for having a reusable first stage. The Chinese seem to have turned their eyes to the developments of the American company to change the strategy with the Long March 9.

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In this regard, space engineers in China began to come up with new concepts based on a reusable profile of the mega-rocket. Perhaps even 100% reusable, as SpaceX intends for the mighty Starship.

If successful, the Chinese could leave NASA’s SLS in the dust.

Long March 9 is scheduled for an maiden launch around 2030. But given that the project is still unfinished — and that China has never performed a controlled vertical rocket landing — that schedule seems overly optimistic. Most likely, the Chinese mega-rocket will come into operation around 2035.

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A few years ago, China decided that it would send astronauts to the Moon, so it started intense work

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[epebble]

When will China build a rocket that NASA or SpaceX can copy?

 

[Beast]

When will China build a rocket that NASA or SpaceX can copy?

The NASA can first copy China world record fastest space module docking.. Its very practical in space application.

China achieves two-hour ultrafast rendezvous in Tianzhou-5 cargo supply mission, setting new world record, laying ground for crewed mission application - Global Times

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China achieves two-hour ultrafast rendezvous in Tianzhou-5 cargo supply mission, setting new world record, laying ground for crewed mission application

 

[Skull and Bones]

Good development, reusable launch vehicles is the way forward. I just hope to see some SSTOs in operation.

 

[beijingwalker]

The NASA can first copy China world record fastest space module docking.. Its very practical in space application.

China achieves two-hour ultrafast rendezvous in Tianzhou-5 cargo supply mission, setting new world record, laying ground for crewed mission application - Global Times

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China achieves two-hour ultrafast rendezvous in Tianzhou-5 cargo supply mission, setting new world record, laying ground for crewed mission application

Or copy China to have their own space station.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

The NASA can first copy China world record fastest space module docking.. Its very practical in space application.

China achieves two-hour ultrafast rendezvous in Tianzhou-5 cargo supply mission, setting new world record, laying ground for crewed mission application - Global Times

www.globaltimes.cn

China achieves two-hour ultrafast rendezvous in Tianzhou-5 cargo supply mission, setting new world record, laying ground for crewed mission application

Your space station has an orbit that is 100% convenient to China. The ISS has to be in an orbit that can handle US, Russian, European, and Japanese launches so it is not possible to launch from Cape Canaveral at the exact orbit angle of the ISS as it never passes directly over Cape Canaveral with such parameters.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Or rather, after the arrival of SpaceX and the Falcon 9 rocket, famous for having a reusable first stage. The Chinese seem to have turned their eyes to the developments of the American company to change the strategy with the Long March 9.

China as usual after 50+ years of their best rocket engineers playing it safe by designing expendable rockets decides to suddenly follow the success of upstart Western rocket trailblazer Elon Musk who showed the world they were doing it all wrong.

SpaceX launches the Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G satellite; lands booster for 152nd time

SpaceX launches the Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G satellite; lands booster for 152nd time​

 

[aziqbal]

is this the one which crashed in the sea close to Spain ?

 

[dbc]

Or copy China to have their own space station.

Copy? lol, China is late to the party as usual the US and others have already been there and done that fifty years ago. Meanwhile, NASA is busy with its lunar gateway deep space station project first launch in November 2024. The next US low earth orbit space station will be a commercial enterprise around 2025.

You space station has an orbit that is 100% convenient to China. The ISS has to handle US, Russian, European, and Japanese launches so it is not possible to launch from Cape Canaveral at the exact orbit angle of the ISS as it never passes directly over Cape Canaveral with such parameters.

what a clown, how is fastest docking even a thing? May be beastie thinks it will be an olympic event in 2024.

 

[beijingwalker]

Copy? lol, China is late to the party as usual the US and others have already been there and done that fifty years ago. Meanwhile, NASA is busy with its lunar gateway deep space station project first launch in November 2024. The next US low earth orbit space station will be a commercial enterprise around 2025.

Busy with? China is also busy with many programs, but US still doesn't have t space station, live with it.man

 

[dbc]

Busy with? China is also busy with many programs, but US still doesn't have t space station, live with it.man

surely you've heard of the ISS unless you've been living under a rock for the last twenty years. The US has an all you can eat buffet up there and full access to do whatever the hell we want. See the image on the hatch below, that's what people see when they dock with the ISS -try not get too salty about it.

 

[beijingwalker]

surely you've heard of the ISS unless you've been living under a rock for the last twenty years. The US has an all you can eat buffet up there and full access to do whatever the hell we want. See the image on the hatch below, that's what people see when they dock with the ISS -try not get too salty about it.

ISS is America's? are you joking about yourself? LoL, Man, you totally lost it.

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See the image on the hatch below, that's what people see when they dock with the ISS -try not get too salty about it.

LoL, Since when you changed your flag up there?

 

[dbc]

ISS is America's? are you joking about yourself? LoL, Man, you totally lost it.

does it matter silly man? The US can do whatever it wants on the ISS and there isn't a damn thing anyone can do to stop us. what matters is an all access pass to conduct experiments in space and we have that with the ISS. Are you going to deny this basic fact?
As for the Russians they fired their loud mouth space chief for talking out of his a$$.

 

[Beast]

China as usual after 50+ years of their best rocket engineers playing it safe by designing expendable rockets decides to suddenly follow the success of upstart Western rocket trailblazer Elon Musk who showed the world they were doing it all wrong.

SpaceX launches the Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G satellite; lands booster for 152nd time

SpaceX launches the Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G satellite; lands booster for 152nd time​

You are wrong. US NASA and Elon Musk invention are kiddy when compare to CNSA putting man into space.

Btw, its not ppt. This prototype already in flight.

 

[beijingwalker]

does it matter silly man? The US can do whatever it wants on the ISS and there isn't a damn thing anyone can do to stop us. what matters is an all access pass to conduct experiments in space and we have that with the ISS. Are you going to deny this basic fact?
As for the Russians they fired their loud mouth space chief for talking out of his a$$.

ISS is US? Man, you really lost it.