More than 800 experts and scholars discussed digital intelligence empowering the high-quality development of manned spaceflight
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The 7th Manned Spaceflight Academic Conference was held in Beijing to discuss the application of space stations and the progress of lunar exploration projects.
Today, the 7th Manned Spaceflight Academic Conference opened in Beijing. More than 800 experts and scholars in the field of manned spaceflight discussed how digital intelligence empowers the high-quality development of manned spaceflight.
The theme of this year's Manned Spaceflight Academic Conference is "Wisdom gathers the galaxy, digital intelligence empowers the high-quality development of manned spaceflight". Academicians, well-known domestic experts in related fields, and astronaut representatives are invited to give keynote reports on space station operations and applications, lunar science and exploration, and digitization in the aerospace field.
At present, the China Space Station has stable orbital operation and good efficiency, and has fully entered the stage of normal operation and high-quality development. More than 200 scientific and application projects have been deployed and implemented in orbit, involving the fields of space life, space materials science, basic microgravity physics, microgravity fluids and combustion science, etc. In the near future, the Chinese space station will welcome the first foreign astronaut and low-cost cargo transportation system to visit.
The lunar exploration project has also successfully completed integration and started a new journey. The research and development and construction work for the lunar landing phase of China's lunar exploration project is progressing steadily. It is planned to achieve the first Chinese landing on the moon by 2030, carry out lunar scientific expeditions and related technology tests, break through and master key technologies such as manned round-trip to the moon, short-term stay on the lunar surface, and joint man-machine exploration, complete multiple tasks such as "landing, patrolling, mining, research, and return" to form independent manned lunar exploration capabilities.
At the beginning of this year, the low-altitude demonstration of the Long March 10 launch vehicle system and the maximum dynamic pressure escape flight test of the Mengzhou manned spacecraft system were successfully implemented, laying a solid foundation for subsequent reusable manned space-to-ground transportation systems and manned moon landings. In the future, the project will also organize and complete important tasks such as the Long March 10 carrier rocket technology verification flight, the first flight of the Mengzhou manned spacecraft and the lunar lander, and Chang'e 7 as planned.
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The Seventh Manned Spaceflight Academic Conference focused on the lunar exploration project, and the research and development and construction of the moon landing phase of China's lunar exploration project were solidly advanced. Before the manned moon landing, the technology verification flight of the Long March 10 carrier rocket and the first flight of the Mengzhou spacecraft and lunar lander will be completed, and "digital intelligence" will be included in the theme of the conference for the first time.
On October 31, the 7th Manned Spaceflight Academic Conference opened in Beijing. More than 800 experts and scholars exchanged views on the theme of digital intelligence empowering the high-quality development of manned spaceflight. The conference lasted for two days and included multiple thematic sub-forums to discuss cutting-edge achievements such as space station operations and lunar exploration.
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