A new type of space cargo1 transport aircraft is under development and will complete its maiden2 flight in 2019, a space engineering company based in central China's Wuhan said Thursday.
武汉某航天工程公司周四表示，正在研发一种新型太空货运飞船并将于2019年完成首飞。
The aircraft is being developed using technology such as space inflatable
deployment3, 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
Aerospace4 Science and Industry Corp. Ltd.
New types of composite material cabins, and new types of environmental control and life support technology will be
applied5 to achieve products that offer support for missions such as return transport of space cargo, and delivery and recovery of goods.
In the
mid6 and long term, the aircraft will be
actively7 involved in manned lunar exploration, Lyu said.
The Space Engineering Development Co. Ltd., which was established on Thursday, 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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