A glimpse of China's new cargo craft launch in 60 seconds

STORY: A glimpse of China's new cargo craft launch in 60 seconds SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 17, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: WENCHANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch operation 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DENG HONGQIN, Director, Xichang Satellite Launch Center STORYLINE: China launched cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-7 on Wednesday night to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The Long March-7 Y8 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-7, blasted off at 10:27 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, the CMSA said. After about 10 minutes, Tianzhou-7 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. Its solar panels soon unfolded. The agency declared the launch a complete success. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DENG HONGQIN, Director, Xichang Satellite Launch Center "The Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft has entered its designated orbit, s

A look at China's Tianzhou-5 mission in 60 seconds

STORY: A look at China's Tianzhou-5 mission in 60 seconds DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: WENCHANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DENG HONGQIN, Director of Xichang Satellite Launch Center STORYLINE: China launched the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5 on Saturday morning to deliver supplies for the space station, the construction of which is expected to be completed this year. The Long March-7 Y6 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-5, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DENG HONGQIN, Director of Xichang Satellite Launch Center "I now declare the launch a complete success." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wenchang, China. (XHTV)

From Wentian to Mengtian: Progress in China's space exploration

STORY: From Wentian to Mengtian: Progress in China's space exploration DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:23 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of Mengtian 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DENG HONGQIN, Director of Xichang Satellite Launch Center 3. various of China's space lab module Mengtian 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU GUONING, Researcher, Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU GANG, Deputy chief designer of China manned space program's space station system with China Academy of Space Technology 6. various of the launch of Tianhe and Wentian 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LIU GANG, Deputy chief designer of China manned space program's space station system with China Academy of Space Technology 8. various of China's space lab module Mengtian 9. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): BAI HEMIN, Designer for space station system, Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology 10. various of China's space lab module Mengtian 11

China's first lab module for space station

STORY: China's first lab module for space station DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:50 LOCATION: WENCHANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG HAO, Designer, China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU LEI, Designer, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SONG XIAOGUANG, Designer, China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHANG HAO, Designer, China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): WANG KE, Deputy chief designer of China manned space program's space application system with Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): SU LEI, Designer, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): LIAO GUORUI, 01 commander of launch mission of the Wentian module 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): DENG HONGQIN, Director of Xichang Satellite Launch Center 10. SOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): LIU JINJIE, Head of launch and control platform