Comments on: How to support space development/travel from China? http://chinascenic.com.cn/how-to-support-space-developmenttravel-from-china.html China scenic spot introduction， your tourist free guide Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:11:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: ndcardinal3 http://chinascenic.com.cn/how-to-support-space-developmenttravel-from-china.html/comment-page-1#comment-1530 ndcardinal3 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:36:01 +0000 http://chinascenic.com.cn/how-to-support-space-developmenttravel-from-china.html#comment-1530 In the realm of unmanned spaceflight, the Chinese have initiated a commerical launch program and have been fairly successful. Their market is mostly limited to the European market, however, as the US has embargoed technology to the Chinese. Lifting that embargo would support space development, but there's little chance of that happening any time soon. If you're thinking manned spaceflight, however, you're not going to find much in the way of options there. The Chinese have only had two manned spaceflights under their belt, and have only four more planned over the next four years. Each of those tests a key component of space travel - three taikonauts, space walk, rendezvous and docking; if the experiences of the Americans and the Soviets is any indication, it'll take more than one flight to perfect a docking operation. There's probably not much hope for a commercial support there for at least another 10 years. In the realm of unmanned spaceflight, the Chinese have initiated a commerical launch program and have been fairly successful. Their market is mostly limited to the European market, however, as the US has embargoed technology to the Chinese. Lifting that embargo would support space development, but there’s little chance of that happening any time soon.

If you’re thinking manned spaceflight, however, you’re not going to find much in the way of options there. The Chinese have only had two manned spaceflights under their belt, and have only four more planned over the next four years. Each of those tests a key component of space travel – three taikonauts, space walk, rendezvous and docking; if the experiences of the Americans and the Soviets is any indication, it’ll take more than one flight to perfect a docking operation. There’s probably not much hope for a commercial support there for at least another 10 years.

]]> By: Lupin IV http://chinascenic.com.cn/how-to-support-space-developmenttravel-from-china.html/comment-page-1#comment-1531 Lupin IV Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:36:01 +0000 http://chinascenic.com.cn/how-to-support-space-developmenttravel-from-china.html#comment-1531 Promote capitalism in China. Promote capitalism in China.

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