What is a space station?

Question 1: What does "space station" mean? Space station: also known as space station, space station and orbital station. It is a manned spacecraft that operates in low-Earth orbit for a long time and can be used by multiple astronauts for inspection, long-term work and life. Space stations are divided into two types: single type and combined type. A single space station can be launched into orbit by a space carrier at one time, while a combined space station can be assembled in Taigong by sending components into orbit in batches by a space carrier.

Question 2: What is a space station? A space station is a satellite that can observe the earth and other galaxies. Why this country? This question is a bit naive, what others launch is theirs. Does it bring any benefits? Image data of other galaxies can be sent. It is very helpful for research on space travel. Why not be captured by the earth's gravity? The satellite is in motion, with the earth as the center, and the earth's attraction acts as a centripetal force and makes a circular motion.

Question 3: What is the Chinese space station? It is understood that the Tiangong-2 space laboratory is the second space laboratory independently developed by China after Tiangong-1. It is used to further verify space rendezvous and docking technology and conduct a series of space experiments.

Tiangong-2 mainly carries out applications and experiments in the fields of earth observation and space earth system science, new space application technologies, space technology and aerospace medicine. Build China's first true space laboratory and release accompanying small satellites during launch.

The Tiangong-2 Space Laboratory was launched in mid-September 2016. Afterwards, it carried out on-orbit tests and established an autonomous operation mode, and launched the "Shenzhou-11" manned spacecraft and "Tianzhou-1" Cargo spacecraft rendezvous and docking with Tiangong-2.

Question 4: What does the International Space Station do! ~ The International Space Station, co-constructed by 16 countries including the United States, Russia, Japan, and Canada, was founded in 1998. It is the largest scientific and technological cooperation project in the world's aerospace field. It is the first manned space station in the history of spaceflight to be built cooperatively by various countries. It has a complex structure and a huge site, and the total investment is expected to exceed US$63 billion. The International Space Station plan was first proposed by the United States in the early 1980s, and was later joined by the European Space Agency, Canada and Japan. On November 1, 1993, NASA signed an agreement with the Russian Space Agency, the only Russian space agency in the world that has long-term space flight experience and experience in delivering large items to orbit, and decided to build an international space station based on the Mir space station. On January 29, 1998, representatives of 15 countries signed a series of agreements and three bilateral memorandums of understanding on the construction of the International Space Station in Washington, USA. It was planned to take nine years to build the International Space Station, and all construction would be completed by 2006. The overall design of the International Space Station adopts a truss-mounted cabin structure, that is, the truss is the basic structure, and the pressurized cabin and other various service facilities are mounted on the truss. This structure can strengthen the rigidity of the space station, and is conducive to the normal performance of various subsystems and scientific experimental equipment and instruments, as well as astronauts' out-of-vehicle assembly and maintenance. The International Space Station seen from the space shuttle Endeavour. Currently, the space station has built six modules including "Dawn" and "Star" as well as external facilities such as robotic arms and solar cells. The final completed International Space Station will include 6 experimental modules, 1 residential module, 3 node modules, as well as balance systems, power supply systems, service systems and transportation systems, with a total weight of approximately 500 tons. The experimental modules include: 1 in the United States, 1 in the European Space Agency, 1 in Japan, and 3 in Russia (providing scientific research cabinets); in the experimental modules in the United States, Japan and Europe, there are 33 International Space Station payload standard racks. Among them, there are 13 in the American experimental cabin, 10 in the Japanese cabin, and 10 in the European Space Agency cabin. The living cabin has a volume of 1,200 cubic meters and an atmospheric pressure. It includes a toilet, bedroom, kitchen and medical equipment. The command and control of the International Space Station is shared between the United States and Russia. The United States mainly uses space shuttles as vehicles to build the space station, while Russia mainly uses spacecraft to transport personnel and materials to the space station. The "Canada Second Arm", a giant 17-meter-long robotic arm developed by Canada, was launched into space by the U.S. space shuttle Endeavor on April 19, 2001, and was installed on the International Space Station on the 22nd. After completion, the International Space Station will be a "space city". It will become a platform for humans to stay in space for a long time. It can accommodate 7 astronauts to live on it for a long time at the same time, and can accommodate up to 15 people on it for investigation activities. The current International Space Station can accommodate three astronauts working for a long time. The International Space Station is mainly formed by two major structures "lapping" together in a cross shape. Among them, the longitudinal main trunk is mainly a number of cabins spliced ??together like building blocks, with a total length of about 80 meters. The long truss, which is connected by a total of nine "beams", will be "mounted" on the longitudinal trunk at a 90-degree angle. The wingspan of this transverse truss will reach 108 meters. Although the overall skeleton is a large cross, the real shape of the International Space Station is far from that simple. On each longitudinal cabin, other structures will be derived in different directions; at both ends of the horizontal truss, huge solar panels, radiators and other devices will eventually be hung; in addition, a car carrying a robotic arm , it will also be possible to slide back and forth on the rails across the trusses in the future.

Compared with traditional space stations such as the Russian Mir, which are only connected by cabins, a distinctive feature of the International Space Station is the addition of transverse trusses. This "criss-cross" structure has greater flexibility and higher work efficiency, but the installation and construction is also more complex and difficult. Service systems include the Russian functional cargo bay, the Canadian mobile service system and the Russian service bay. The Canadian Mobile Services System's remote-controlled arm can transport 125 tons of cargo and can be moved along the main truss to assemble, repair and replace space station hardware. The Russian service module has a life support system, thrusters and accommodation functions (including toilets and sanitary facilities) and weighs 20 tons. The transportation system includes the Soyuz manned spacecraft and the Progress cargo spacecraft, with the latter delivering propellant to the space station four times a year. The command and control of the space station is shared between the United States and Russia. The Johnson Space Center in the United States is mainly responsible for the space station and space shuttle, and the Kaliningrad Space Center in Russia is mainly responsible for manned spacecraft and cargo spacecraft flying to the space station... >> < /p>

Question 5: What is a space station? Space station: also known as space station, space station and orbital station. It is a manned spacecraft that operates in low-Earth orbit for a long time and can be used by multiple astronauts for inspection, long-term work and life. Space stations are divided into two types: single type and combined type. A single space station can be launched into orbit by a space carrier at one time, while a combined space station can be assembled in space by sending components into orbit in batches by a space carrier.

Question 6: What will China’s future space station look like? my country's future manned space station is roughly composed of five modules: the core module, the experimental module I, the experimental module II, the manned spacecraft and the cargo spacecraft. Each aircraft has independent flight capabilities and can be combined with the core module to form a variety of space combinations. They work together under the unified dispatch of the core module to complete various tasks undertaken by the space station. Except for the manned spacecraft, which has been named the "Shenzhou" spacecraft, the other four parts are collecting names and logos.

Core cabin. The core module is divided into a node module, a life control module and a resource module. Its main tasks include providing a living environment for astronauts, supporting astronauts’ long-term stay in orbit, supporting the docking of spacecraft and expansion modules, and conducting a small number of space application experiments. It is the management and control center of the space station.

Experimental cabin I and experimental cabin II. Unlike the core module, which is mainly responsible for assembly control tasks, the experimental module is mainly focused on application experiment tasks. Experimental module I and II are launched successively and have independent flight functions. After docking with the core module, they form a combination and can carry out long-term on-orbit deployment. It will leave space for application and new technology testing, and back up and enhance the functions of the core cabin platform.

Shenzhou manned spacecraft and cargo spacecraft. The main mission of the manned spacecraft is to transport astronauts to the space station, which is equivalent to a "shuttle bus" between the earth and the space station. The cargo spacecraft is the ground logistics support system of the space station. Its main tasks are: first, to replenish the propellant consumption and air leakage of the space station, transport space station repair and replacement equipment, and extend the on-orbit flight life of the space station; second, to transport astronauts’ work and daily necessities. Ensure that astronauts on the space station can stay and work in orbit for a long time; third, transport space science experiment equipment and supplies to support and ensure that the space station has the conditions to carry out large-scale space science experiments and applications.

Question 7: What was the name of the first space station? On April 19, 1971, the Soviet Union launched the world's first space station, Salyut 1, opening up a new field of manned spaceflight. "Salyut" No. 1 weighed 18,425 kilograms and operated until October 11, 1971.

On February 20, 1986, the Soviet Union successfully launched the core module of the Mir space station and began the construction of a new space station. During the 15 years of operation of the Mir space station, 31 manned spacecraft and 62 cargo spacecraft have docked with it. 28 long-term inspection groups and 16 short-term inspection groups have visited the Mir space station.* **Conducted 16,500 scientific experiments and completed 23 international scientific expedition plans. On March 23, 2001, the Mir space station crashed into the predetermined waters of the South Pacific, becoming the space station with the longest flight time in human history.

Question 8: What was the first space station? The Mir space station of the former Soviet Union.

My answer may be wrong, but it is indeed the first truly manned orbiting space station. Its core module was built by the former Soviet Union in 1986. Launched on February 20, it was originally designed to have a service life of 5 years. After multiple launches and dockings, the docking bladder of the last module was finally completed on April 26, 1996. Since then, Mir has been assembled in orbit. By 1999, it had been operating in orbit for more than 12 years. From August 28, 1999, Mir entered the unmanned automatic flight state, preparing to eventually return to the atmosphere and burn up. On March 21, 2003, the Mir orbiting space station was completed. The historical mission, under the operation of ground personnel, fell into the atmosphere and burned and decomposed, and the remaining parts fell into the South Pacific.

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