The spacecraft has achieved important results in carrying multiple space application projects for ascent, and the Tianzhou-5 mission has been successfully completed
At 9:13 am on September 12th, the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft, which successfully completed its scheduled mission, has been controlled to re-enter the atmosphere. Most of the components of the cargo spacecraft were burned and destroyed during re-entry, with a small amount of debris falling into the designated safe waters of the South Pacific.
The Shanghai Aerospace Technology Research Institute of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group has undertaken the research and development of the power supply subsystem, docking mechanism subsystem, propulsion module structure and final assembly, measurement and control communication subsystem, and overall circuit subsystem for the propulsion module cable network of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft.
It is reported that multiple space application projects carried by the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft have progressed smoothly and achieved gratifying results, accumulating important experience for the operation and management of space station applications and development stages.
Among them, the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft successfully released the "Macau Student Science Popularization Satellite 1" cubic star on December 18, 2022. Currently, the cubic star is in stable orbit, providing a good space science practice platform for amateur radio enthusiasts in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and around the world, effectively promoting deep cooperation and exchange in space science education between mainland China and Macau. According to the plan, the two sides will continue to deepen cooperation in the future, carry out broader and richer space science exchange activities for Macau's youth, continuously promote technological innovation in Macau, and cultivate new impetus for diversified development in Macau.
In addition, the successful in orbit experiments of space hydrogen oxygen fuel cells have preliminarily verified the power generation characteristics, variable power response law, and electrochemical reaction interface characteristics of fuel cell energy systems under vacuum, low temperature, and microgravity conditions outside the spacecraft. This provides important data and theoretical support for the development of space fuel cell energy systems and key technology research. In the future, it will promote the development of space fuel cell applications and provide strong support for China's manned lunar exploration missions.
The space high-energy particle detection payload has completed its first extravehicular detection mission. This detection payload is the first international breakthrough in the key technology of new inorganic excitation body detection in the field of space exploration, achieving efficient neutron measurement and high-precision neutron/gamma ray discrimination; In the future, we will continue to carry out detection of various charged particles, neutrons, and particle radiation effects in space orbit, providing key reference parameters for related space science experiments and engineering applications, which has significant scientific research and application value.
In order to actively serve the major strategic needs of the country and promote cutting-edge technological development, the China Manned Space Engineering Office began soliciting cargo spacecraft carrying projects from the society at the end of 2021. Currently, three batches of application projects have been carried into space for experiments.
In the future, the China Manned Space Engineering Office will continue to solicit carrying projects from the society, further leveraging the comprehensive benefits of manned space engineering.