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18:57, 27-Apr-2018
China to launch advanced space cargo transport aircraft in 2019
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A new type of space cargo transport aircraft is under development and will complete its maiden flight in 2019, a space engineering company based in Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei Province, announced Thursday.
The new aircraft design is being developed using technology such as space inflatable deployment, flexible heat shielding and composite materials, enabling it to have a high bearing ratio at a low cost, said Lyu Dongming, board chairman of the Space Engineering Development Co., Ltd. under China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. Ltd.
New types of composite material cabins, and new environmental control and life support technology will be used in order to build a new type of aircraft that could support the return transport of space cargo, and delivery and recovery of goods.
In the mid and long term, the aircraft will be actively involved in manned lunar exploration, Lyu said.
Established on Thursday, the company has a complete research and development capacity for the design of satellites, with its main focus on mini satellites and other commercial space programs.
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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency