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ChinaSpaceDevelopmentIntroductionTheChinesenationcreatedagloriouscivilizationintheearlystageofmankind'shistory.Thegunpowderrocket“inventedbyancientChinesewastheembryoofmodernspacerockets.AfterthePeople'sRepublicofChinawasfoundedin1949,Chinacarriedoutspaceactivitiesonitsown,andsucceededindevelopingandlaunchingitsfirstman-madesatellitein1970.Chinahasmadeeye-catchingachievements,andnowranksamongtheworld‘smostadvancedcountriesinsomeimportantfieldsofspacetechnology.launchsitesJiuquansitebuiltin1958Itisusedforlaunchesofavarietyofspacecraft,includingthoserelatedtothehumanspaceflightprogram.Xichangsiteinauguratedin1984Itisusedforlaunchesintogeostationaryorbit(abovetheequator),primarilycommunicationssatellites.WengchangsiteItisbuildingfromSeptember14,2009.ItwillbecomethePRC'sfourthsatellitelaunchcenter.Thiscenterwillbeusedtolaunchheavy-dutyseriesofCZ(LongMarch)Vrocket.Taiyuansiteopenedin1988Itisusedforlaunchesintopolarorbits(thatcircletheEarth’spoles),primarilyweatherandotherEarthobservationsatellites.launchvehicleChinahasseveraldifferentlaunchvehicles;mostarecalledChangZheng(CZ,meaningLongMarch),othersarenamedKaituozhe.CZ1、CZ2、CZ3、CZ4、CZ5theCZ2Fisusedforlaunchesassociatedwithitshumanspaceflightprogram.CZ5isstillindevelopment,isexpectedtobecompletedin2014.Chinaisdevelopinganewfamilyoflaunchvehicles,calledKaituozhe(KT,meaningPioneer).Atestlaunchofthefirstofthese,KT-1,forsmallsatellites,wasconductedatTaiyuaninSeptember2003.ShenzhouSpaceshipShenzhouILaunchtime:At6:30:07onNovember20,1999FlightTime/Circles:21h11min/14circlesLaunchVehicle:LongMarch2FLaunchsites:JiuquanTask:examinetheperformanceandreliabilityofcarrierrocketSignificance:milestoneinthespacehistoryofChinaShenzhouIILaunchtime:At1:00onJanuary10,2001FlightTime/Circles:6d18h22min/108circlesLaunchVehicle:LongMarch2FLaunchsites:JiuquanTask:carriedouttheexperiments(spacelifescience.et)Significance:technicalstatemannedspaceshipShenzhouIIILaunchtime:At22:15onMarch25,2002FlightTime/Circles:6d18h39min/108circlesLaunchVehicle:LongMarch2FLaunchsites:JiuquanTask:SimulatetheimportantphysiologicalparametersSignificance:firmfoundationfortheultimaterealizationofmannedflightShenzhouIVLaunchtime:At0:40onDecember30,2002FlightTime/Circles:6d18h36min/108circlesLaunchVehicle:LongMarch2FLaunchsites:JiuquanTask:carriedoutsomeexperimentsSignificance:China‘sfirstmannedbutinno-manstatespacecraft.ShenzhouVLaunchtime:At09:00onOctober15,2003FlightTime/Circles:21h28min/14CirclesLaunchVehicle:LongMarch2FLaunchsites:JiuquanTask:examinethemannedenvironment;obtainthedata(thelivingenvironment、safetyofastronauts),andfullyexaminetheoperatingperformanceSignificance:anewmilestoneofthedevelopmentofChina’sspaceengineeringinthenewcentury.TheChinesefirstmannedspacecraftShenzhouV•Launchtime:At09:09onOctober12,2005FlightTime:115h32minLaunchVehicle:LongMarch2FLaunchsites:JiuquanShenzhouVITask:masterthetechnologyrelatingto“multi-personandmulti-day”orbitflightofmannedspaceshipSignificance:layfoundationforthesustainabledevelopmentoftheChinaMannedSpaceEngineeringChina’ssecondmannedspaceshipShenzhouVIwaslaunchedsuccessfullyonOctober12,2005andreturnedtotheearthonOctober18.Thesix-dayspacetripisagreatsuccesstoChinaanddrawstheattentionofthemediafromallovertheworld.ShenzhouVIITask:thefirstextravehicularactivitybyChineseastronautSignificance:Chinahasbecomethethirdcountryintheworldwhichindependentlymastersthekeytechnologiesrelatingtoextravehicularactivity.Launchtime:At21:10:04onSeptember25,2008FlightTime:68h30minLaunchVehicle:LongMarch2FLaunchsites:JiuquanTask:docktwicewithunmannedspacemoduleTianGong-1Significance:masterthespacerendezvousanddockingcapability.ShenzhouⅧLaunchtime:At5:58:10onNovember01,2011FlightTime:16d13h38minLaunchVehicle:LongMarch2FLaunchsites:JiuquanChinasuccessfullylaunchesunmannedspacecraftShenzhou-8Task:dockwithunmannedspacemoduleTianGong-1;China’sfirstmannedspacerendezvousanddocking.Significance:partofChina'sfirstspacelaboratoryproject—921-2;masterthemannedspacerendezvousanddockingcapability.ShenzhouⅨLaunchtime:At18:37:24onJune.16,2012FlightTime:13daysLaunchVehicle:LongMarch2FLaunchsites:JiuquanTask:performoneautomaticandonemanualdockingtestwiththeorbitingspacelabmoduleTiangong-1;deliveredthecountry'sfirst-evervideolecturefromspace.Significance:masterSpacerendezvousanddocking,acrucialskillsforbuildingaspacestation;accumulateexperienceforbuildingthespacestation.ShenzhouⅩLaunchtime:At17:38:02onJune.11,2013FlightTime:15daysLaunchVehicle:LongMarch2F(Arrow)Launchsites:JiuquanThankYou!