Long March 9 funded

[xenomorph555]

The LM-9 moon rocket program has been funded, exact details of how much remains to be seen, although it has been said that it was more then asked for .

The newly allocated funding will last till 2020 when it will be overhauled with massive increases, industrial priority and national status. The next 5 years of the project will include continuing study's, further designing, finishing up paper work and heavy R/D work, these will all be overlapping each other so be prepared for great progressive strides.

Schedule-wise:

2015-2020:

-All design/paper-work will be finished

-Engines will be completed or near complete ready for testing

-R/D of many different things

-Testing of many different things

-Construction work

2020-2025:

-Engine testing and work complete

-More R/D

-More testing

-More construction

-Constructs of the rocket for testing

-Testing constructs

-Preparations

2025-2028:

-Testing constructs

-Constructing flight articles

-Preparations

2028:

-First flight

Unfortunately by then I'll be in my 30's, probably married, a dad and have no time to look at "silly space stuff" XD.

[LordFerret]

That's ok, I'll likely be dead by then.

[xenomorph555]

That's ok, I'll likely be dead by then.

Don't worry, advanced medical equipment will save you by then, hopefully

[Kryten]

Source? All of these threads of yours aren't very useful if we can't see if the source or the translation is any good.

[ndiver]

On a French forum about space exploration, the specialist about Chinese program said the same and posted this link as source :

http://www.calt.com/ZiXunZhongXin/ZhongYaoXinWen/Detail/?ContentId=11222

It corresponds to the greetings for the New Year from the director of the CALT, also confirming that the project for the development of the CZ-9 is officially started.

Be careful, two members mentioned alert from their antivirus when they went to see this link (nothing on my side, but possibly explained by the use of several security extensions for Firefox).

[architeuthis]

They've been talking about CZ-9 for a while now. I look forward to when they start bending metal on the thing.

[xenomorph555]

They've been talking about CZ-9 for a while now. I look forward to when they start bending metal on the thing.

Your late to the party...

...and that was a few months ago!

[astropapi1]

130 tons to LEO? Holy crap! We're finally getting some heavy lifters after more than 40 years!

I wonder what the chinese want to use this rocket for...

[xenomorph555]

130 tons to LEO? Holy crap! We're finally getting some heavy lifters after more than 40 years!

I wonder what the chinese want to use this rocket for...

Haha , while it probably won't be 130 tonnes (more like 100) it will certainly be an epic beast, as far as HLV's go here is the global outlook:

US:SLS

China:LM-9

Russia:They have one under development but their being secretive...

As for use's:

big stations

manned moon mission

mega probes

other deep space activity's

EDIT: should have stated, the BIG MAIN goal of the rocket is manned moon missions everything else is extra.

Edited January 4, 2015 by xenomorph555

[Bill Phil]

SLS is slated for a late 2010s launch.

Russia could make the Angara A7, but how much payload would be questionable.

[xenomorph555]

SLS is slated for a late 2010s launch.

Russia could make the Angara A7, but how much payload would be questionable.

SLS Block I (75 tonnes) is scheduled for 2018, Block II (130 tonnes) will probably fly 2023 or later and there are problems with funding this model.

Angara 7 was something like 70 tonnes if I remember correctly.

Chinese could get very lucky if the play the card right and quick.

[Bill Phil]

Still a heavy lift vehicle. And according to OP's post, China won't have their 100+ tonne launcher till the late 2020s.

[Kryten]

Angara A7 would require a completely new launch pad and upper stage; neither are funded. Russia has a SHLV program that should be announcing a design selection soon enough, but the schedule is uncertain due to the current Russian federal government budget issues.

[xenomorph555]

Still a heavy lift vehicle. And according to OP's post, China won't have their 100+ tonne launcher till the late 2020s.

Yeah I know, that's why I said "play the cards quick".

Angara A7 would require a completely new launch pad and upper stage; neither are funded. Russia has a SHLV program that should be announcing a design selection soon enough, but the schedule is uncertain due to the current Russian federal government budget issues.

Their SHLV program has been operating for months, they also chose a design months ago. The Russians are very mysterious, they tell everyone everything about what they launching or operating but tell nothing on what they are developing (apart from probes/sats).

[Kryten]

Their SHLV program has been operating for months, they also chose a design months ago.

No decision is to be made until after the TsNIIMash evaluation is finished, which it isn't. Don't confuse industry proposals with government policy, you've been prone to do that with both Chinese and Russian developments.

[xenomorph555]

No decision is to be made until after the TsNIIMash evaluation is finished, which it isn't. Don't confuse industry proposals with government policy, you've been prone to do that with both Chinese and Russian developments.

Oh sorry, I thought they got funding and a go for it a few months ago, I must have made a mistake.