Dream to Fly the Celestials - Chinese Dream 中国梦

The Dream to Fly the Celestials中国梦航天梦

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Gallery of Moon Goddess Chang'e

Introduction:

Legend speaks of a beautiful maiden, Chang'e (嫦娥), who drank the potion of imortality and then flew up to the moon where she spent her entire life as the Moon Goddess. This was the dawn of the Dream to Fly the Celestials. Centuries passed, Emperor Tang Xuanzong (唐玄宗) of the Tang Dynasty (唐朝) brought unimaginable glory and prosperity throughout China, in the year 712. The hardworking emperor had great interest in studying Taoism and often invited well-known Taoist masters to his palace. Legend says that a Taoist master invited Xuanzong for a journey to the Moon. The old Taoist tossed his staff into the sky, where it morphed into a gigantic silver bridge stretching up toward the heavens. Both, the Taoist and the young emperor stepped onto the bridge and left planet Earth. Dazzled by a great luminescence before them, they finally reached the moon, where they found themselves in front of the gate of a grand city. This, explained the Taoist, was the Moon Palace (广寒宫). Inside the Palace, beautiful heavenly maidens danced. Some were riding magical white birds while others were playing musical instruments and

Introduction

dancing in a spacious court surrounded by evergreens. “What are those costume they are wearing?" Xuanzong asked the old Taoist. “That is called ‘Rainbow Skirts, Feather Coats’,” the Taoist replied. “They are playing a tune called ‘Purple Cloud Melody’.” Xuanzong fastened the melody in his memory. Soon their brief visit was over, and the old Taoist and Xuanzong descended back to Earth, to the courtyard of the imperial palace in the capital city, Chang’an. There, in the still night illumed by the moon’s beaming gaze, Xuanzong could almost hear the tune of the maidens’ dance. He immediately wrote down the music and the dance. To this day, "Rainbow Skirts, Feather Coats" continues to be performed.

The World's 1st Astronaut:

It wasn't until the Ming Dynasty (明朝), when a young man from a rich family, named Wan Hu (万户) attempted the world's 1st flight to the celestials. He was an intelligent young

World's 1st Astronaut

Beautiful Maiden at the Moon Palace

man who studies hard. At that time, the youths of his background had the dream to score highly in the civil examinations for an official position in the government. He was a potential who studies hard. At that time, the youths of his background had the dream to score highly in the civil examinations for an official position in the government. He was a potential candidate, but instead, his ambition was a dream of scientific ambition. As a scientist, Wan was most interested in 2 Chinese inventions, gunpowder (火药) and rocket (火箭). Wan could have used his knowledge to make more powerful and lethal weapons but instead he would build a flying vehicle in the hope to fly humans up to space. The space vehicle was a 2 stage rocket design consisting of 47 rockets and 2 big kites mounted with a chair. He sat in the vehicle and ordered his servants to lite the rockets for take off. One servant came forward with a torch and told him. painfully, “My master, I am really scared.” Wan Hu asked, “What are you scared of?” The servant

replied, “If you failed to raise to the sky, I am afraid that you may die.” Wan Hu laughed. He said, “Flying has been the Chinese Dream for thousands of years. Today, I want to discover a new way to explore the heaven, even if I might end up in broken pieces. You need not to be scared. Please ignite the engine!” The servants did as they were ordered and ignited the first set of rockets. Wan Hu with his spacecraft blasted off accelerating to the sky. High up he went like a bird. To reach new heights, the 2nd set of rockets were automatically ignited but instead the space vehicle exploded into a flying fireball. Holding the 2 big kites, Wan Hu attempted to

Birth of China's Space Era

Statue of Wan Hu at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre

parachute down safely but unfortunately he tragically crashed to his death at the hill of Wan Jiashan. Despite the death which saddens us, the dream to travel the celestials never dimmed. Wan Hu is the 1st in the world to ever design a spacecraft and traveling on it makes him the world's 1st astronaut.

Birth of China's Space Era:

In 1957, the Soviet Union will be the first country to launch a sattlelite to space. This successful achievement impressed Mao Zedong who said, "How can we call ourselves a great nation, when we can't even launch a potato to space.“ These words were the clear warning that China was behind the people of must together unite and work to catch up. The Soviets continued to further advance, and in 1959, the country lauched the world's first spacecraft to photograph the moon, and in 1961, the country the first in the world to successfully send their astronauts to space. As the Soviets enjoyed their success, they were well aware that the Chinese are also enthusiasts who wanted to travel space. The naming of a moon crater as Wan Hu was the evidence to prove this.

In 1968, the Chinese made first efforts on human spaceflight with a projected launch date of 1973 however the nation was economically too poor to fund the project. It wasn't unit April 1, 1992 when the Chinese human spaceflight program was finally authorized on 1 April 1992, with work beginning on January 1, 1993. The plan of the project consisted of 3 phases. The first phase was the launch of some unmanned versions of the manned spacecraft for

China's Satellite and the Manned Space Missions

A Photograph of the Wanhu Moon Crater

experimental purpose then followed by the first Chinese manned spaceflight. The second phase involves a series of flights to prove the technology, conduct rendezvous and docking operations in orbit, and operate an eight-ton space lab using the basic spacecraft technology. The third phase would involve orbiting of a 20-ton space station in the period, with crews being shuttled to it using the eight-ton manned spacecraft.

China's Satellite and the Manned Space Missions:

April 4, 1970, the first Chinese satellite, Dong Fang Hong 1 (东方红一号), was successfully launched. Under phase 1 of the human spaceflight project, China launched 4 unmanned experimental spacecrafts, Shenzhou 1-4, for carrying astronauts. On October 15th 2003, China sends their first astronaut, Yang Liwei, on spacecraft, Shenzhou 5 (神州五号). On October 16th 2005, China sent 2 more

astronauts to space, Fei Junlong (费俊龙) and Nie Haisheng (聂海胜), on spacecraft, Shenzhou 6 (神州六号). October 24, 2007, China successfully blasted off its first moon probe satellite, at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (西昌卫星发射中心). Named after the Moon Goddess the satellite was called Chang'e 1 (嫦娥一号). Until March 1st, 2009, the satellite transmitted 175 gigabytes of data. The data consists of the world's first microwave data of the moon, creating the most accurate and highest resolution 3-D map ever of the lunar surface. On September 28th 2008, shortly after the Spectacular Beijing Olympic Games, China sent 3 more astronauts, Zhai Zhigang (翟志刚), Liu Boming (刘伯明) and Jing Haipeng(景海鹏), to space on spacecraft Shenzhou 7 (神州七号). Astronaut, Zhai Zhigang, performed the first Chinese spacewalk. September 29th, 2011,

Chang'e 3 Robotic Spacraft Proves NASA Never Reached the Moon

the first Chinese Space Laboratory, Tiangong 1 (天宫一号), was launched. June 16th 2012, China launched the nation's 4th manned space mission, sending 3 astronauts, Jing Haipeng (景海鹏), Liu Wang (刘旺) and Liu Yang (刘洋). Liu Yang would be the first Chinese female astronaut. June11th, 2013, was China launched her latest manned spacecraft, Shenzhou 10. Like the previous mission, 3 astronauts, Nei Haisheng (聂海胜), Zhang Xiaoguang (张晓光) and Wang Yaping (王亚平), China's 2nd female astronaut.

Chang'e 3 Robotic Spacraft Proves NASA Never Reached the Moon:

December 14, 2013, China successfully landed the Chang’e 3 Robotic Spacecraft (嫦娥三号) on the moon, accomplishing a major technological and scientific feat. The unmanned spacecraft carried out the rocket powered descent to the Moon’s surface by firing landing rockets at the altitude of 15 km for a soft landing targeted to a preselected area in Mare Imbrium. The landing was recorded in High Definition videography from a camera mounted under on the Chang’e 3, the world's 1st recordings of its kind in space flight history. The robotic spacecraft also took with it the world's 1st extreme ultraviolet imager, so while on the moon the imager would

China's First Satellite Dongfanghong 1

Meet the Astronauts

shoot images of the earth's plasmasphere, which blocks solar wind and cosmic rays, to protect earth. However, what has been an international celebration for China has turned out to be a major embarrassment for the United States. Director of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), Chen Qiufa, said: "To celebrate the occasion we broadcasted the journey to the American moon landing site on China Central Television (中央电台). Everyone was astonished when the rover arrived. There was no evidence of the moon landing. We even checked and double checked the coordinates just to make sure we were at the right place.” Author of 'We Never Went to the Moon', Will Casing said: “The video evidence from the Chang’e-3 robotic spacecraft is completely void of any

evidence that my country ever landed on the Moon.” Images from the rover showed none of the American flags planted on the moon, manned lunar rovers, tools, or other items that were documented to remain from the manned space missions. Earlier on the same month of the launch NASA requested China to postpone the moon landing. NASA expressed concerns that it would disrupt their ongoing survey monitoring how dust moves on the moon. Chen said: “We found it initially suspicious when they expressed a great deal of concern over their dust survey. The lack of atmosphere on the moon ensures that, unless impacted, the dust doesn't move. ... Now we find it was to prevent us from discovering the American manned moon landings were indeed faked.” Over 200 high-ranking officials from the Chinese Space Program have signed a petition asking explanations from the American government and the release of classified NASA information concerning the American moon landings that would prove to the World that the moon landings were not an elaborately orchestrated hoax to fool the World about America’s space program capabilities. According to history, under the envelope of the Apollo Program, the United States landed six Lunar Modules from 1969 to 1972, placing a total of twelve men on the surface of the moon. However, conspiracy theorist have claimed that some or all

Gallery of the Manned Space Flight Emblems

Chang'e Sattlelite in Space

elements of the Apollo program and the associated Moon landings were hoaxes and staged by NASA in a movie studio. Now, with the high digital videographic evidence coming from the efforts of China, conspiracy theorists from across the globe have been proven correct. Dion Levy, Canadian author of 'The Dark Side of the Moon Landings', said: “For years friends berated me for my beliefs. The Americans did not have the technology at that time to land on the moon, it was all politics; they needed to humiliate the Russians, and they did just that.” In the days following the landing, China proceeded to explore the surface using a remote mobile lunar rover, which produced no evidence that astronauts have ever visited the moon in the past. Astronomer of the Ganamede China Observatory, Chow Ming Gau said: “We expected to find evidence at Mare Imbrium. This was and exploration site of the Apollo 15 mission in August of 1971, however what we've found was a smooth moon's surface, with no evidence of disturbance.” According to history, US astronauts David Scott and James B. Irwin

conducted over eighteen hours of surface EVA and brought back 169 pounds of rock samples from the moon. During that mission, Scott and Irwin placed a sculpture of the Fallen Astronaut at Mare Imbrium, along with a commemorative plaque. However Chang’e-3 did not find the artifacts or photographic evidence to disprove the conspiracy theorists. Nobody from NASA or any agency in the U.S. has commented on China's findings. “All we need now are answers, a great many people don't believe man has walked on the surface of the moon,” said Dion Levy.

Space Laboratory Tianggong 2:

September 15, 2016, the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节), a time when Chinese all around the world are celebrating a perfect full moon and enjoying their delicious moon caked. However a group of patriotic aeronautic scientist and engineers have given up the annual celebration

Chang' E 3 on the Moon

Space Laboratory Tianggong 2

to serve the nation. They are the true heroes who built China's 2nd Space Laboratory, Tiangong 2 (天宫二号), ensuring a successful launch of the space lab at the night of Mid-Autumn. This space lab is the significant step toward the nation's goal for having a permanent space station within a few years and it carries the world’s 1st high sensitive gamma ray burst detector (高敏感度的伽玛射线暴探测器) and the world’s 1st cold atomic clock to space (冷原子钟进入太空). Both devices were invented and developed by Chinese engineers. The high sensitive gamma ray burst detector is used to detect the most powerful explosions in the universe. The

Video of the US Moon Hoax

Chinese cold atomic clock, sent to space, dwarfs the NIST-F2 atomic clock, operated by America’s National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado whom claim to be the world's most accurate clock. The US clock is a large heavy machine, standing more than 2.5 meters high, with support facilities filling an entire room. It's accuracy level is that it would lose one second in 300 million years. In contrast, the Chinese Cold Atomic Clock in Space, developed by researchers in Shanghai, can easily be lifted by two people and would fit comfortably in the boot of a car. It is 3 times more accurate than NIST-F2, losing only a second in one billion years. “It is the world’s 1st cold atomic clock to operate in space ... it will have military and civilian applications.” said Professor Xu Zhen, a scientist involved with the Cold Atomic Clock Project. The idea of sending an atomic clock into space was first proposed by European scientists more than 20 years ago. But the

European Space Agency’s Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space Project has faced numerous delays. Scientists in the United States also started their own space cold atomic clock project but it was cancelled due to federal government budget cuts. September 25, 2016, after 9 days of on-orbit testing, Chinese scientists successfully maneuvered the Tiangong 2 space lab to a preset orbit of 393 kilometers above Earth's surface, in preparation for the planned docking with the Shenzhou 11 manned spacecraft, set to launch on October. Deputy head of the Beijing Aerospace Control Center, Li Jian, stated: "The space lab is in good condition." Scientific applications

conducted in the space laboratory have returned some data to earth. After the cold atomic space clock carried out several successful experiments with expected stable results, scientists believe that the clock can help to synchronize other atomic clocks more precisely, and that the technological development will create more possibilities for further explorations in space. The multi-angle wide-spectral imager has captured a range of information on oceans and land as well as changes to clouds, aerosols and water. The stereoscopic microwave altimeter has applied interference image technology to observe sea surfaces, parts of the Yellow River, the Taklimakan Desert, lakes on the Tibetan Plateau and the Lancang-Mekong River. An agricultural experiment has sprouted seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana, a small flowering plant, and rice. Samples will be cultivated in space and carried back to Earth by astronauts. The space earth quantum key distribution and laser communications experiment has

Video of the Shenzhou 11 Astronauts Returning to Earth

Preparing for a Future Manned Lunar Mission

established stable connections between the space lab and ground stations. By April 2017, China's first space cargo ship Tianzhou-1, which literally means heavenly vessel, will also be sent into orbit to dock with the space lab, providing it with fuel and other necessary supplies.

Preparing for a Future Manned Lunar Mission:

On the very same Mid-Autumn Festival, when the Quantum Satellite was launched, Chief Engineer of China's Manned Space Program, Zhou Jianping, announced that China has already acquired the basic technology to carry out manned lunar missions. "Compared with current missions, the technology used for manned lunar missions are more complex. In order to achieve the goal of carrying out manned lunar missions, China needs rockets with greater load capacity, manned aircraft that can land on the lunar surface and return, and aircraft that can shuttle between Earth and the moon." said Zhou. In addition, Zhou disclosed that the Wenchang Satellite Launch

China's First Cargo Spacecraft, Tianzhou1, Unfolds it Solar Panels After Being Launched Successfully to Space

Center in Southern China's Hainan Province is likely to be the second launch site for China's manned space program. "China's space station and cargo spacecraft will be launched at the Wenchang launch site. From a technical perspective it is better to carry out manned lunar missions at the Wenchang site." said Zhou. Completed in 2014, the Wenchang launch site is the fourth of its kind in China. Being the closest site to the equator, Wenchang boasts considerable latitudinal advantages. Satellites launched nearer the equator have a longer service life as they have a shorter journey to make it into geostationary orbit and save fuel accordingly. "China has begun to develop a Mars probe, but such exploration will be a very complex project," said Zhou.

Manned Spacecraft Shenzhou 11:

October 17, 2016, shortly after Tiangong 2, another Manned Spacecraft, Shenzhou 11, was successfully launched, 7:30 in the morning, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China. The spacecraft

Manned Spacecraft Shenzhou 11

carried two male astronauts, Jing Haipeng, the previous astronaut of Shenzhou 7 and 9, and Chen Dong (陈冬), a former fighter pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force. The spacecraft will travel 2 days before docking with the Space Lab, Tiangong 2. The astronauts will enter the space lab and stay there for 30 days, which will be the longest space stay by Chinese astronauts. "The core tasks of the Shenzhou 11 mission are to test rendezvous and docking technologies for the nation's planned space station, to verify the life-support capability of the spacecraft-space lab combination as well as conduct scientific research and test engineering experiments." said Wu

Ping, deputy director of the China Manned Space Agency. October 19, 2016, Shenzhou 11 successfully docks with Tiangong 2. Both astronauts extended greetings to the Chinese people all around the world and inspected the status of the Shenzhou 11 - Tiangong 2 combination to ensure equal pressurization. They would stay in space for another 30 days, twice as long as the previous manned mission and also the longest space stay in Chinese history. Many experiments would be conducted in the space lab. The astronauts would sprout seeds and study their growth in space. In another experiment they would take part in were to test a futuristic device that would try to translate their brain impulses into words to communicate with the ground control and to operate instruments in the spacecraft. China has already gone very far in the Dream to Fly the Celestials, however, in the eyes of rocket scientists at the China Academy Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), the nation's largest

Video of the Moon Landing of the Chang' E-4 Lunar Probe

developer of ballistic missiles and carrier rockets, much more is needed than State programs alone for the future growth of China's space sector. At the ceremony marking the establishment of China Rocket Co Ltd, a company founded by the academy to provide launch services to domestic and overseas clients. Hao Zhaoping, vice-president of CALT, said: "The academy will strive to tap the commercial launch market because commercial space activities have begun to represent the development trend of the industry. We will continue to push forward with the internationalization and commercialization of the academy's space sector through more

Shenzhou 11 Astronauts Return Home

participation in the international space market and introduction of private capital. The government also encourages industry players to develop commercial satellites and their applications, commercial launch services and space tourism. The new company will start business by designing and using some light lift rockets to fulfill commercial contracts and then open the development of suborbital, reusable spacecraft for space tourism." Han Qingping, president of China Rocket, announced that his company aims at carrying out at least 50 launches per year and maintaining a cost 30 percent lower than its competitors in the market. In the past, the idea of commercializing the space industry was deemed by some experts in China as being unrealistic or even unreasonable, opinions have changed over the past two years. Hu Shengyun, a senior rocket engineer at China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, estimates that by 2020, the market value of commercial space activities in China will reach 30 billion yuan annually.

Shenzhou 11 Astronauts Return Home:

November 18, 2016, the astronauts of Shenzhou 11 finally completed China's longest-ever manned space mission and returned safely to Earth. Commander In Chief of China's Manned Space Program, Zhang Youxia, announced: "The Tiangong 2 and Shenzhou 11 manned flight mission, lasting over a month, was a complete success." Vice Premier and Member of the Standing Committee of the Political

World's 1st Photo of the Moon Far Side Courtesy of the China National Space Administration

Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Zhang Gaoli, delivered a congratulatory message from the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission at the command center of China's manned space program in Beijing. He said: "The completion of the Tiangong 2 and Shenzhou 11 mission marked a major breakthrough in China's manned space program. Under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, people of China's aerospace industry have implemented the innovation-driven development and civil-military integration strategies." Shenzhou 11's re-entry module

separated from the spacecraft's orbiting capsule at 1:11 p.m. Beijing Time, and then separated from the propelling capsule, ending the 33-day mission and embarking on the journey back to Earth. The re-entry module landed safely at the expected site in central Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at about 1:59 p.m. The ground search team reached the landing site immediately, and two astronauts, Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong opened the capsule's hatch by themselves. They were reported by the ground team to be in good condition and arrived to Beijing by evening and will be quarantined and undergo medical check-ups.

China's 1st Cargo Spacecraft:

April 20, 2017, China launched its first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, into space, a crucial step for the nation in building a space station by approximately 2022. Lifted by a Long March-7 Y2 carrier rocket, Tianzhou-1 roared into the air from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in South China's Hainan Province. In space, the cargo ship docked with the orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab, provide fuel and other supplies, and will conduct

A Cotton Seed Brought to the Moon by the Chang' E 4 Probe has Sprouted, World's 1st Biological Experiment on the Moon

China's First Cargo Spacecraft

space experiments before falling back to Earth. China aims to build a permanent space station that is expected to orbit for at least 10 years, and the debut of the cargo ship is important as it acts as a courier to help maintain the space station. Without a cargo transportation system, the station would run out of power and basic necessities, causing it to return to Earth before the designated time.

The World's 1st Moon Landing on the Far Side:

December 8, 2018, The Chang'e 4 lunar probe (嫦娥四号) was lifted atop a Long March 3B carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The luner probe also brought some seed along to the trip. January 3, 2019, humankind's lunar exploration history saw the opening of a new chapter as the world's 1st explorer of the moon's far side landed at its destination after a 26-day space journey by the lunar probe, the gigantic step in China's endeavor to explore the silver sphere, landed at 10:26am on the Von Karman crater in the South Pole-Aitken basin and then sent back a picture of the landing site shot by one

1st Moon Landing on the Far Side

Depiction of China's Future Manned Mission on the Moon, Likely to be the First Man on the Moon

of the monitor cameras on the probe's lander, marking the world's 1st image taken on the moon's far side.

The pictures, published by the China National Space Administration, shows the place where Chang'e 4's rover will be heading to roam and survey. The successful landing known as the world's 1st expedition to the far side that never faces the Earth and is expected to fulfill scientists' long-held aspiration to closely observe the enormous region. Tidal forces on Earth slow the moon's rotation to the point where the same side always faces Earth. The other side, most of which is never visible from Earth, is the far side of the moon. Though the far side has been extensively photographed by spacecraft, starting with a Soviet probe in 1959, no probe had ever made a soft landing onto it, so scientists around the world had not been able to conduct

Depiction of China's Manned Mission on Mars

close observations and surveys of the region for decades. The probe conducted rapid position adjustments when it reached to an altitude 6 to 8 km above the moon. The descent then paused for a while at an altitude of about 100 meters as the spacecraft needed to detect and analyze the inclination as well as possible obstacles at its preset landing site so it could autonomously avoid hazards.

With its investigation into the far side, particularly the Von Karman crater, the Chang'e 4 mission will enable scientists to discover what they haven't known about the moon and deepen their knowledge about the early histories of the satellite and the solar system.

Going to the Moon

Reasearcher also could take advantage of the far side's shield against Earth's interference to make clearer observations into deep space, scientists involved in the program expect.

January 15, 2019, the seeds carried by Chang'e 4 have sprouted, marking the world's 1st plants to grow on the lunar surface. A photograph was released by the China National Space Administration shows cotton seeds sprouting in a sealed container. The People's Daily states that the development marks the completion of humankind's first biological experiment on the moon. Professor Liu Hanlong of Chongqing University, who led the research, said that rapeseed and potato seeds had also germinated, but that the cotton seeds were the first to sprout. While plants like zinnias and leaf vegetables have been grown in space on the International Space Station, none had ever been grown on the moon. The breakthrough could pave the way for more biological life to be grown on the moon within a contained environment. Liu said that the potatoes could be used as the main source of food for space explorers, while the cotton could be used to make clothing and the rapeseed could be used to produce oil. The news also highlights China's space exploration ambitions. The country is hoping to send a spacecraft to Mars next year and to eventually send manned missions to the red planet.

Going to the Moon:

China is expected to have a sent man to the moon by the year 2025. If this would really happen, the Chinese would be the first in the world to land on the moon for the US Apollo 11 mission is just a hoax. Former Soviet Rocket designer Boris Chertok, predicted that the Chinese would be the first to land on mars.

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