這是中國為挑戰美國而建造的太空站

Recently Yahoo News on-line reported the following:

This Is the Space Station China is Building to Challenge the US

Bruce Einhorn and Judy Wang

Sun, May 29, 2022, 8:18 PM

(Bloomberg) -- China released new details about the final stages of work on its Tiangong space station, an under-construction orbiter started after the US barred Beijing from participating in the International Space Station.

The Shenzhou XIV spacecraft, which will carry three astronauts in June for a six-month mission to Tiangong, was moved to the launchpad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Inner Mongolia on Sunday, state media reported, with a launch scheduled “in the coming days.”

Following that mission, China will launch one of the station’s lab components in July and the second in October, the official China Daily reported on Sunday.

“After the space labs, the Tianzhou 5 cargo craft and the Shenzhou XV crew are scheduled to arrive at the massive orbiting outpost around the end of the year,” according to the China Daily report.

Last week, China released a new, high-definition image of Tiangong, which is in orbit around 400 kilometers (250 miles) above the Earth.

Once Tiangong is complete, China will be the only country to operate a space station of its own, adding to other accomplishments such as landing on Mars last year and on the far side of the moon in 2019.

Under President Xi Jinping, China has increased efforts to match the US as the dominant power in space, teaming up with Russia on a proposed lunar research station and opposing the Washington-backed Artemis Accords, which are intended to help govern future space activity such as mining on the moon.

Chinese state media has criticized the accords as an effort to create a space-based NATO.

So far, though, the US is winning more countries over to its vision for space. Colombia became the 19th country to endorse its vision for space governance, signing the accords on May 10.

While China has released images of the station in the past, the new picture offers online viewers a better chance to hone in on specific parts. It provides a closer look at details such as the green stripes wrapping around several cylinders, the orange and black solar panels and the Chinese flags on the exterior.

The cabin will have capacity for six people, who’ll be able to occupy more than 110 cubic meters of activity space, according to the People’s Daily. There will also be two exit hatches for astronauts, and one for cargo.

Zhurong, the rover that China landed on Mars last year, has temporarily gone into dormancy because of a dust storm, according to state media, citing the China National Space Administration, which predicted the rover would resume operations around December.

Translation

（彭博社）- 中國公佈了關於天宮太空站最後階段工作的新細節，天宮太空站是在美國禁止北京參與國際空間站後,開始建造中的軌道飛行器。

據官方媒體報導，將於 6 月搭載三名宇航員執行為期 6 個月的天宮任務的神舟十四號飛船於週日移至內蒙古酒泉衛星發射中心的發射台，併計劃 “在未來幾天” 進行發射。”

據官方《中國日報》週日報導，完成該任務後，中國將在 7 月和 10 月啟動太空站的一個實驗室組件。

據《中國日報》報導， “繼太空實驗室之後，天舟五號貨運飛船和神舟十五號機組人員計劃於年底左右抵達大型軌道前哨基地。”

 上週，中國發布了一張新的高清天宮圖像，天宮位於地球上空約 400 公里（250 英里）的軌道上。

天宮建成後，中國將成為唯一一個擁有自己的空間站的國家，此外還有去年登陸火星, 和2019年登陸月球背面等其他成就。

在習近平主席的領導下，中國加大了與美國作為太空主導力量的競爭力度，與俄羅斯合作建立月球研究站，並反對華盛頓支持的 Artemis Accords，該協定旨在幫助管理未來的太空活動，例如在月球上採礦。

中國官方媒體批評這些協議是為了建立一個北約太空基地。

不過，到目前為止，美國正在為它的太空願景贏得更多國家的支持。哥倫比亞於 5 月 10 日簽署協議，成為第 19 個支持其太空治理願景的國家。

雖然中國過去曾發布過該站的圖片，但新圖片為在線觀眾提供了更好地了解特定部分的機會。它提供了詳細的細節，例如環繞幾個圓柱體的綠色帶條、橙色和黑色的太陽能電池板, 以及外部的中國國旗。

據《人民日報》報導，該客艙可容納6人，可使用110多立方米的活動空間。還將有兩個用於宇航員的出艙口和一個用於貨物的出艙口。

據官方媒體援引中國國家航天局的消息稱，中國去年登陸火星的火星探測器“祝融” 號, 因沙塵暴暫時進入休眠狀態，預計該探測器將在 12 月左右恢復運行。

       So, China will be the only country to operate a space station of its own. China has increased efforts to match the US as the dominant power in space, teaming up with Russia on a proposed lunar research station and opposing the US-backed Artemis Accords which are intended to help govern future space activity. Now China has the money and technology to do its own space exploration.