China Manned Space Agency Explained
China Manned Space Agency is an agency of the People's Republic of China responsible for the administration of China Manned Space Program,[2] the Chinese human spaceflight program. The agency is under the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission.
Name
The native name of the organization () was initially translated into English as China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMESO) as of 2014.[3] However, ever since 2015, the name China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) has been used in official statements and news-releases till date.[4] [5] It is also the name displayed on the official website of China Manned Space Program.[2]
Functions
China Manned Space Agency represents the Chinese government to take management responsibilities for the China Manned Space Program.[6]
CMSA's functions including development strategy, planning, overall technology, research and production, infrastructure construction, flight missions organization and implementation, utilization and promotion, international cooperation and news-release, etc.[2]
Organizational structure
CMSA consists of the following divisions:[2]
- Integrated Planning & Management Division
- Scientific Program & Quality Control Division
- Utilization & Development Division
- Infrastructure Construction Division
- System Division
Taikonauts
See main article: People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps.
See main article: List of Chinese astronauts and Chinese women in space.
As of May 2023, twenty-two Chinese taikonauts have traveled to space (in alphabetical order):
International cooperation
In 2016, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and CMSA agreed to increased space cooperation via opportunities on-board China's future space station.[5]
In 2018, UNOOSA and CMSA invited the applications from United Nations Member States to conduct experiments on-board China's Space Station.[7]
On 12 June 2019, UNOOSA and CMSA announced the winners of the selected experiments to be boarded onto the space station.[8] [9]
Notes and References
- Web site: 办公室介绍. cmse.gov.cn. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711024125/http://www.cmse.gov.cn/gygc/zzgl/bgsld/. 11 July 2021. 11 July 2021.
- Web site: CMSA_CHINA MANNED SPACE . China Manned Space . 2021-07-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811063850/http://en.cmse.gov.cn/management/cmsa/ . 2020-08-11 . en.
- Web site: Space Science Experiment Design Competition for Hong Kong Secondary School Student Officially Opened in Hong Kong . China Manned Space . 11 July 2021 . 23 October 2014.
- Web site: Remarks at the Second Press Conference of Tiangong I & Shenzhou X Manned Space Program . China Manned Space . 11 July 2021 . 2 April 2015.
- Web site: United Nations and China agree to increased space cooperation . United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs . 11 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160622184730/http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/informationfor/media/2016-unis-os-468.html . 22 June 2016 . 16 June 2016.
- Web site: Management_CHINA MANNED SPACE . China Manned Space . 11 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210503070926/http://en.cmse.gov.cn/management/Management/ . 3 May 2021.
- Web site: United Nations and China invite applications to conduct experiments on-board China's Space Station . United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs . 11 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180603091828/http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/en/pressrels/2018/unisos496.html . 3 June 2018 . 28 May 2018.
- Web site: UNOOSA and CMSA announce winners of opportunity to fly experiments on board China Space Station . United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs . https://web.archive.org/web/20200216110324/http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/informationfor/media/2019-unis-os-514.html . 16 February 2020 . 11 July 2021 . 12 June 2019.
- Web site: China Space Station . United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs . https://web.archive.org/web/20210430124154/https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/psa/hsti/chinaspacestation/1st_cycle_2018.html . 30 April 2021 . 11 July 2021 . 12 June 2019.
