One picture to understand: Manned spacecraft are booming in various countries, who is leading the way?

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One picture to understand: Manned spacecraft are booming in various countries, who is leading the way? [Copy link]

[Source: The Paper] After the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft completed rendezvous and docking with the Tianhe core module, the next "highlight" of China's space station in-orbit construction mission will be the launch of the Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft.

Manned spacecraft is the main means for astronauts to travel between the earth and the sky. After the retirement of the space shuttle, manned spacecraft becomes the only means.

During the Cold War, only the United States and the Soviet Union had the ability to independently send astronauts into space. After the end of the Cold War, China joined the manned space club. Now, India and Iran also plan to send their own astronauts into space.

In addition to the national team, with the development of commercial space technology, private space companies are also eager to try. In addition, deep space manned flights are becoming more and more important. The development of manned spacecraft in various countries is booming, and the number of models far exceeds that of the Cold War period. At present, how is the development of manned spacecraft in various countries? One picture to understand.

chunyang

It is actually not appropriate to say "the United States" when it comes to private space travel. After all, it is not a state behavior. It would be more accurate to list the companies separately.

freebsder

We are still very good at launching satellites

littleshrimp

Russia's Soyuz launches 149 times