As the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry clarified, the successes of Chinese cosmonauts are "China's contribution to the peaceful exploration of outer space"
BEIJING, December 27. /tass/. The Chinese authorities intend to develop the national space program on an open and equal basis, in accordance with the principle of joint development. This was stated on Monday by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.
"We are striving for a dream. Space exploration is a mission of humanity for the sake of all people," he said at a briefing, commenting on the conduct of extravehicular activities in orbit by Taikonauts. - China will always act in the interests of all mankind. <...> We are taking an open position."
According to the official representative, the successes of Chinese cosmonauts are "China's contribution to the peaceful exploration of outer space." He stressed that Beijing intends to make active efforts in this direction.
"We will carry out large-scale international cooperation based on the principle of joint development," Zhao Lijian added. "We hope that other countries will join forces with us for continuous progress and new successes in space exploration."
China Orbital Station
The official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry recalled that this year the Taikonauts went into space four times.
On December 26, the astronauts of the Shenzhou-13 mission again carried out work outside the orbital station. The living module was temporarily abandoned by the commander of the ship Zhai Zhigang and crew member Ye Guangfu. Female cosmonaut Wang Yaping coordinated with her colleagues while on board.
The Chinese station is located at an altitude of about 400 km and will serve for more than 10 years. It is designed for three people (up to six for a short time when the crew changes). The mass of the T-shaped complex, which has three docking nodes and a gateway for entering space, is 66 tons, the volume of compartments reaches 110 cubic meters. It is expected that the orbital object will work in 2022 and, as promised by the Chinese authorities, will be available for international projects.
