17 countries will participate in the Chinese space station experiment​! US and Russia apply to participate, NASA is excluded​

The smooth entry of the Tianhe core module into orbit means that we have created new opportunities for international space exploration cooperation. The International Space Station will be largely retired in 2024. Can astronauts from the International Space Station fly to the Chinese Space Station for guest work? This time Russian experts have the answer.

Makarov, a professor at the Russian Advanced Institute of Space Technology, revealed in an interview with the Russian Satellite News Agency that Russia plans to withdraw from the project cooperation of the International Space Station by the end of 2024, and may build a national orbital station. The launch of China's space station and core module will bring new opportunities and new challenges to international space exploration.

Makarov believes that space stations in higher orbits tend to live longer. Also higher orbits can solve more science tasks because the electron flow and gamma rays in that region will be less disturbed.

Astronautical historian and expert Alexander also said: On April 29, the core module space station launched by China and the International Space Station were in completely different orbits, and the technology of the docking components could not reach the compatibility standard, so the astronauts of the two parties could not fly with each other. to be a guest.

For orbits with different plane inclinations, the International Space Station is fifty-two degrees, while the Chinese Space Station is forty-one degrees. Cross-orbit needs to consume a lot of fuel, not a simple matter. However, Alexander believes that in the future, Russian astronauts will be able to fly to the Chinese space station to visit and work in Chinese spaceships. This research plan depends on how closely the two countries cooperate in space.

In 2021, Russia is making a new plan to withdraw from the International Space Station project. At present, seventeen countries in the world have successfully joined the project plan of China's space station. It is worth mentioning that the US space agency has not successfully joined the cooperation project of the "Tiangong" space station, because the research project proposed by NASA in the United States, The criteria for joining are not met at the scientific and technical level.

Experts from the United States and Russia believe that now, the international aerospace powers need to build a docking system for spacecraft and space stations that is common to the world. At that time, Russia spent a lot of money and time to study the docking station of the Mir space station. This will allow the spacecraft of China and the United States to dock with it, and in the future, China's space station may also do the same.

If the International Space Station encounters an emergency, then countries can help each other and usher in more research opportunities, which can also enable the establishment of a mutual communication mechanism on orbit, making more and more countries participating in orbit construction. From a side perspective, this will help the development of the global aerospace industry to get better and better. Finally, we hope that China's Tiangong Space Station can bravely climb the peak of science and technology and usher in a new tomorrow.