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China Tests World's First Non-Steel Launch Tower
JiuQuan - Nov 05, 2003 Monday's successful launch of China's recoverable science experimental satellite shows the reliability of the world's first satellite testing and launch tower with a structure of cement reinforced by steel bars, space experts said. The tower, 91 meters high, replaces the commonly-used steel structure. Located at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province, northwest China, the tower looks like a high-rise building and is used for assembling, testing and launching satellites and rockets, beside injecting propellants. The building comprises of more than 40 testing workshops and closed rooms, providing all-weather pre-launch testing in convenient and comfortable conditions for engineers and technicians even it is windy, bitterly cold or very hot outside. Compared with the popular steel-structured launch tower at homeand abroad, the new tower is cost-effective. Experts say the new launch tower represents the country's first versatile launch facility capable of testing and launching different models of satellites. Previously, China had to build separate test, launch and control systems for different models of satellite. Located near the launch pad for China's manned spacecraft flight, the new tower shares some of the ground facilities. source: Xinhua Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express The Chinese Space Program - News, Policy and Technology China News from SinoDaily.com
Taikonauts On Moon A Far Off Dream For China Yet
Beijing (XNA) Jan 05, 2006A one-year lunar fly-by mission may start in April 2007 in China, but a manned flight to the Earth's neighbour may be a long way away, a chief lunar exploration scientist said last night. |
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