China’s heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket is being readied for its comeback flight at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China’s Hainan Province.
The carrier rocket, coded as Long March 5 Y3, is planned to be launched around the end of December, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). A LaunchStuff Twitter post pegs the liftoff as slated for Dec. 27.
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In a newly posted China Central Television (CCTV) video, CNSA deputy head Wu Yanhua reports that engineers and scientists are convinced that all of the prep work for the upcoming launch — whether in terms of technology or quality assurance — has been completed.
“Next, we will fill it with fuel at the launching area and run some tests,” Wu told CCTV.
The Long March 5 booster is essential for China’s future space station, as well as its moon and Mars exploration plans.
“If the flight is successful, it will be tasked with a series of key missions including launching China’s first Mars probe, the Chang’e 5 lunar probe and a core module for the manned space station,” Wu said.
A modified version of the rocket, the Long March-5B, will be used to construct China’s space station.
You can see the booster being readied for the upcoming flight in this LaunchStuff video.
Leonard David is author of the recently released book, “Moon Rush: The New Space Race” published by National Geographic in May 2019. A longtime writer for Space.com, David has been reporting on the space industry for more than five decades. Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom or Facebook.
