Pakistan scientists invited to watch China's manned space flight launch

[Windjammer]

BEIJING: China has invited scientists from Pakistan, Germany, France, Italy, Russia and the EU to watch the launch of its next month's manned space flight to send two astronauts to join a space lab which has been put into orbit, a media report said on Friday.

The scientists were invited to watch the launch of Shenzhou 11 capsule from Inner Mongolia next month, Hong Kong- based South China Morning Post reported.

The capsule will be propelled by a Long March 2F rocket similar to the one which put the experimental space lab Tiangong-2 into orbit Thursday night without a hitch.

The Tiangong-2 launch was telecast live on state TV.

China has been helping Pakistan's space programme. It has launched Pakistan's communication Satellite PAKSAT-1R in 2011.

Recent reports from Islamabad said the two countries had signed an agreement to launch a remote sensing satellite in 2018 to monitor the $46 billion China-PakistanEconomic Corridor (CEPC).

The invitation to scientists from Germany, France, Russia and EU showed China's growing confidence in its space programme, a commentator on state-run CCTV said last night.

The two astronauts will spend 30 days in orbit on the lab, twice as long as the last crew on Tiangong 1, and conduct over 40 studies.

The experimental space lab was part of efforts by China to build its manned space station by 2022, the time when US-led International Space Station is expected to go out of service.

Also analysts say that the heavy rocket being used to lift large payload like the space lab also demonstrates China's growing prowess in missile and rocket technology.

Meanwhile state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Friday that China's space lab Tiangong-2 may serve for over five years and coexist with China's first space station expected to crash to earth next year.

With a designed life of two years, Tiangong-2 was originally built as a backup to Tiangong-1, which completed its mission in March, Zhu Congpeng, chief designer of Tiangong-2 told Xinhua.

"But we expect Tiangong-2 to serve for more than five years given the introduction of an in-orbit propellant technique for the first time," Zhu said.

In April 2017, China's first cargo spaceship Tianzhou-1 will be sent into orbit to dock with the space lab, providing fuel and other supplies.

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[m haris khan]

well thats good for CHINA

 

[Mrc]

Much appreciated

 

[Ghazwa e Hind]

bravo!

 

[Talha Baloch]

thats awesome

 

[acetophenol]

Congrats,China's progress in the area of space exploration is simply awesome

 

[X-2.]

Good work.meeting of scientist form around the globe will share there experience among them even Pakistani scientist will learn ..it's always good to be part of such platforms

 

[LadyFinger]

Congrats to China and their whole team. Fascinating it is! Wish you all the success and Thank you for the invite.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

When are we gonna send some satellites up there??

Wahan ja k talian baja k aajaoo...

Congratulations to China

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Congrats to China , hope that that flight goes smoothly

 

[coffee_cup]

Funny that Indian media only highlighted Pakistan and even funnier that even though I have not yet read in any Pakistani media about it, Times of India is the one reporting it. Talk about obsession with Pakistan.

And ofcourse CPEC had to be mentioned as well,

Best of luck to our Chinese friends! Concerning Science and technology and other development, you are a role model for us!

Pakistan scientists invited to watch China's manned space flight launch

BEIJING: China has invited scientists from Pakistan, Germany, France, Italy, Russia and the EU to watch the launch of its next month's manned space flight to send two astronauts to join a space lab+ which has been put into orbit, a media report said on Friday.

The scientists were invited to watch the launch of Shenzhou 11 capsule from Inner Mongolia next month, Hong Kong- based South China Morning Post reported.

The capsule will be propelled by a Long March 2F rocket similar to the one which put the experimental space lab Tiangong-2+ into orbit Thursday night without a hitch.

The Tiangong-2 launch was telecast live on state TV.

China has been helping Pakistan's space programme. It has launched Pakistan's communication Satellite PAKSAT-1R in 2011.

Recent reports from Islamabad said the two countries had signed an agreement to launch a remote sensing satellite in 2018 to monitor the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor+ (CPEC).

The invitation to scientists from Germany, France, Russia and EU showed China's growing confidence in its space programme, a commentator on state-run CCTV said last night.

 

[war&peace]

I hope and wish that Pakistan-China can strengthen their collaboration in space field. China has made stunning advancement in the space program and in short period of time, she has accomplished a lot and now she is poised to become a pioneer of new space technologies instead of just being a follower and copier. China is a role model for Asia in space technology and Pak-China relations should be used by Pakistan to advance its space program.

 

[AndrewJin]

It's so weird....an indian media hyped about Pakistan scientists to be invited to China.
How about Germany, France, Italy, Russia and the EU?

 

[jkroo]

Welcome our Pakistani brothers to take Shenzhou series spacecrafts to start their own space missions. Warmly welcome!

 

[AndrewJin]

The capsule will be propelled by a Long March 2F rocket similar to the one which put the experimental space lab Tiangong-2+ into orbit Thursday night without a hitch.

The Tiangong-2 launch was telecast live on state TV.

Tiangong-2 space lab is now waiting!
Heavenly Palace 2 has been successfully launched on Mid-Autumn Festival.

A Long March 2F (Chang Zheng 2F) carrier rocket launched the Tiangong-2 space laboratory from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province, on 15 September 2016, at 14:04UTC (22:04 local time). Tiangong-2 (天宫二号or “Heavenly Palace 2”) is China's second space station, similar in size to the Tiangong-1, but with a larger payload capacity, better living quarters, and new communication technologies on board. Tiangong-2 will be used as a laboratory in space for testing mid-term space stays systems, aerospace medicine, in-orbit maintenance and space station technologies. After being docked with Shenzhou-11 manned spaceflight, it will release a companion satellite to help carry out joint experiments.