The Chinese reduced-gravity research program
- Paper number
IAC-08.A2.1.9
- Author
Prof. Qi KANG, National Microgravity Labrotory, Institute of Mechanick, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
- Coauthor
Prof. Wenrui HU, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
- Year
2008
- Abstract
In recent years, the researches of Chinese microgravity sciences have been developed rapidly. At the same time, the experimental chances of reduced-gravity research have been obviously increased, such as that in Shen-Zhou Space Ship and Recoverable Satellites. Up to now, space experiments still focus on microgravity fluid, material science and space life. However, the space experiment researches of fundamental physics and combustion domains have come into the stage of beginning. In the coming future, Shen-Zhou Space Ship and Recoverable Satellite are still primary tools for reduced-gravity experiments. And a plan about space experiments is on the march. Besides, sounding rockets for reduced-gravity experiment are being developed. It is possible that a small Space Station will put in practice in CHINA in the future.
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