SpaceX's starship successfully landed after its fifth test flight on October 14, 2024. There were many highlights of the test flight. For example, the launch tower arm system (the "chopsticks" connected to the rocket, which was two 60-meter-long robotic arms) accurately caught the super heavy thruster during the landing phase. This achievement explored a new path for future recycling and reuse. In addition, the recently released official video of the starship's propeller landing showed that when it was about one kilometer from the sea, the propeller's grid fins began to adjust, the engine ignited, decelerated rapidly, and spewed out conical clouds. Although there was a fire, it finally successfully adjusted to a vertical state and fell into the Gulf of Mexico. These successful landings demonstrated SpaceX's progress in space exploration technology. The novel "Hundred Years of Spaceship" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Shenzhou 18 successfully landed at the Dongfeng landing site at 01:24 on November 4,2024. The on-site medical staff confirmed that the astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu were in good health. The Shenzhou 18 manned flight mission was a complete success. Shenzhou 18 used the " parachute + solid fuel reverse thrust engine " method to land. When it was about one meter above the ground, the ignition of the solid fuel reverse thrust engine would produce a large amount of gas and smoke. At the same time, because the landing site was in the Inner Mongolia grassland area, the ground dust would be raised by the airflow generated by the parachute and the reverse thrust engine, causing thick smoke to billow during the landing. This landing method ensured that the spacecraft could land safely on the ground and ensure the safety of the astronauts. The novel " Flood Dragon " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
SpaceX starships had many successful test flights. On May 5,2024 (local time in the United States), the latest prototype of its "Starship", the SSN15, successfully completed the high-altitude flight test; In June 2024, the fourth test flight of the starship was successful, and the first-stage thruster successfully landed in the Gulf of Mexico. Not only did it successfully pass through the atmosphere, but it also achieved the first orbital speed controllable landing; In October 2024, the fifth test flight of the starship, the recovery test of the "chopstick clip rocket" was successful; On November 19, 2024, the starship made its sixth test flight. About an hour after launch, it successfully landed in the Indian Ocean. This test flight was not aimed at entering orbit. The super-heavy thruster splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico about seven minutes after launch, and the starship successfully reignited one of the Raptor engines for the first time. In addition, according to NASA's request to the FaA, the seventh test flight of the starship was scheduled to take place on January 11, 2025. The novel "Hundred Years of Spaceship" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
The Shenzhou-13 manned spacecraft successfully landed at the Dongfeng landing site on April 16. Astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, and Ye Guangfu returned safely and felt good. They worked and lived in the space station for 183 days, setting a new record for the length of time Chinese astronauts flew in orbit. The landing marked the successful completion of the key technology verification phase of the China Space Station and was about to enter the on-orbit assembly and construction phase. The return capsule of Shenzhou 13 successfully landed, and the flight mission was a complete success.
The countries or regions in the world that had the ability to launch probes to Mars were the United States, Russia, the European Space Agency, China, Japan, and India. However, only China and the United States could land a Mars probe on Mars and perform a normal mission to achieve Mars surface exploration. The Russian (Soviet Union) Mars probe used a hard landing method. After landing on Mars, it was destroyed by a hurricane and failed to carry out the Mars exploration mission. The Mars probe launched by Japan failed to enter orbit. The European Space Agency carried out two challenges to land on Mars in 2003 and 2016 respectively. One was lost during landing, and the other failed due to a problem with opening the parachute. Although India had the ability to launch a Mars probe, it had yet to achieve a Mars landing mission. The novel "Mars of Paradise" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!
SpaceX's starship launch had both succeeded and failed. At around 20:50 pm on June 6,2024, SpaceX's " Starship " began its fourth test flight mission. After the ignition launch, the " Starship " successfully entered the scheduled orbit. Subsequently, the SpaceX super-heavy thruster successfully landed in the Gulf of Mexico, and the starship itself was confirmed to have splashed down in the Indian Ocean. The test flight was a success. However, some previous launch attempts had failed. For example, during the first orbital launch in April 2023, the rocket rolled in the air and exploded one minute after the launch; At 9:03 p.m. on November 18,2023, during the second unmanned flight test of the heavy-duty launch vehicle, the rocket was launched and all 33 engines were started correctly, but the heavy propeller exploded during flight. Although the spacecraft continued to fly for some distance after separating from the propeller, it eventually lost contact with the spacecraft and the official announcement of the rocket launch failure; On March 14th, 2024, the third attempt to launch a " starship " was lost during the re-entry of the " starship " into the atmosphere. The mission ended prematurely. The novel " Hundred Years of Spaceship " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
We can get information about the successful landing of the Shenzhou 13 astronauts, but we didn't provide relevant photos. Therefore, I don't know if there are any photos of the successful landing of the Shenzhou 13 astronauts.
At 01:24 on November 4,2024, the Shenzhou 18 manned spacecraft return capsule successfully landed at the Dongfeng landing site. The on-site medical supervision and medical insurance personnel confirmed that the astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu were in good physical condition. The Shenzhou 18 manned flight mission was a complete success. The novel," The Couple's Universe: The Amazing Legend of Shen Zhen " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
As of November 2024, only the Apollo program of the United States had successfully landed on the moon, with 12 astronauts on the moon. China planned to achieve a manned moon landing by 2030. Other countries such as Japan, Russia, India, Israel, South Korea, etc. either failed their moon landing plans or were still in the planning stage and had yet to successfully achieve a manned moon landing. The novel " Hundred Years of Spaceship " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
The fuel of the SpaceX rocket was as follows: The white vortex formed during the launch of the SpaceX rocket was related to fuel. The super-heavy thrusters and the final stage of the interstellar spacecraft were made of steel. When the fuel tank was filled with fuel, the amount of propellant would appear in the form of frost on the outside. This was a key indicator of the preparation work before flight. The first-generation interstellar spacecraft had a propellent capacity of 1200 tons, and the second-generation interstellar spacecraft's final tank was filled with more propellants than the first-generation spacecraft. After analysis, the newer spacecraft might be able to carry 1.5 times more propellants than the previous generation spacecraft. In addition, SpaceX may drill natural gas in Texas as a power fuel to launch its new Starship. The novel "Hundred Years of Spaceship" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
SpaceX plans to conduct the sixth flight test mission of the Starship as early as 16:00 Central Time on November 18, 2024 (6:00 Beijing time the next day). The novel "Hundred Years of Spaceship" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!