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Dongfang Hour
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Few industries are as complex as space, and few countries are as complex as China.
Sitting at the intersection of these two megatrends, Dongfang Hour is a channel that aims at bringing a balanced, holistic content, with a touch of entertainment and humour.
Who is behind the Dongfang Hour?
Dongfang Hour is a part-time project by Blaine Curcio and Jean Deville, a consultant/entrepreneur and an aerospace engineer. We're both space enthusiasts and familiar with Chinese culture and the Chinese business ecosystem (with a combined 20 years spent in the country!). Jean mostly handles the UA-cam channel, aimed at an audience of space enthusiasts, while Blaine caters for industry executives with the newsletter.
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Sitting at the intersection of these two megatrends, Dongfang Hour is a channel that aims at bringing a balanced, holistic content, with a touch of entertainment and humour.
Who is behind the Dongfang Hour?
Dongfang Hour is a part-time project by Blaine Curcio and Jean Deville, a consultant/entrepreneur and an aerospace engineer. We're both space enthusiasts and familiar with Chinese culture and the Chinese business ecosystem (with a combined 20 years spent in the country!). Jean mostly handles the UA-cam channel, aimed at an audience of space enthusiasts, while Blaine caters for industry executives with the newsletter.
Contact us
For any brand collaborations, please reach out to dongfanghour@bossmgmtgrp.com
For any other topics, please send your inquiries to contact@dongfanghour.com
China Just Unveiled Two New Commercial Spacecraft
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In the weeks leading up to the Zhuhai Airshow in November 2024, China unveiled two new commercial cargo spacecraft for the Chinese Space Station: Haolong-1 (designed by AVIC), and Qingzhou (developed by Shanghai Microsat aka SECM). These two spacecraft were selected after a public request for proposals, which included bids from commercial companies - a first for China and for its human spaceflight agency CMSA.
In this video, we discuss the characteristics of these two spacecraft, how they are transforming the Chinese space program's procurement process, and the factors behind the selection of the two final tender winners.
If you like what you see and would like to support me, please consider joining our small Patreon community at patreon.com/dongfanghour !
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00:00 Introduction
00:38 Tianzhou & Why China needs new cargo spacecraft to the CSS
01:16 May 16th 2023: a tender open to commercial companies
03:31 Protect your personal data with Incogni
05:49 Deep dive into cargo spacecraft n°1: Haolong-1
08:01 Deep dive into cargo spacecraft n°2: Qingzhou
09:25 Does China still favor its state-owned enterprises?
In the weeks leading up to the Zhuhai Airshow in November 2024, China unveiled two new commercial cargo spacecraft for the Chinese Space Station: Haolong-1 (designed by AVIC), and Qingzhou (developed by Shanghai Microsat aka SECM). These two spacecraft were selected after a public request for proposals, which included bids from commercial companies - a first for China and for its human spaceflight agency CMSA.
In this video, we discuss the characteristics of these two spacecraft, how they are transforming the Chinese space program's procurement process, and the factors behind the selection of the two final tender winners.
If you like what you see and would like to support me, please consider joining our small Patreon community at patreon.com/dongfanghour !
We also have some very cool space merch available at shop.dongfanghour.com .
00:00 Introduction
00:38 Tianzhou & Why China needs new cargo spacecraft to the CSS
01:16 May 16th 2023: a tender open to commercial companies
03:31 Protect your personal data with Incogni
05:49 Deep dive into cargo spacecraft n°1: Haolong-1
08:01 Deep dive into cargo spacecraft n°2: Qingzhou
09:25 Does China still favor its state-owned enterprises?
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What's Going On with China's Equivalent of SLS?
China’s Third & Final Space Station Module
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China’s Third & Final Space Station Module
Wanna impress me? Space agencies should demonstrate some forward thinking on the “seemingly “ little things instead of focusing 100% on future ambitions, by eliminating our foot print and demonstrating to the aliens that we’re not the pigs we are by cleaning up the junk and garbage we leave behind wherever we go.
China needs to improve its safety record when it comes to rocket launches; they've been very careless and are risking people's lives.
So since China is a Communist, are we to believe that their companies do not share technical information??? I always wondered why Chinese rockets say CHN. I mean two more letters would be CHINA?
Why do USA writers use words like "dominat space power". It's not a competition to anyone but the USA. For China, it's doing space exploration. Space exploration has never, and will never, be about dominance or power. It's about pushing the boundaries of science. We should all be working together. But the scum US government banned China from using the "international" space station. Well done China, you're now a decade ahead if them.
I find it dismaying that we were there 50 years ago. But now its like we never were there at all, and the preparation is uneducated. I love when people "OH we lost the technology or its not useable." Bullsh##! We can still fly with balloons and prop planes... These answers from NASA are SKETCHY and reduces the trust in our Smartest people in our Government.
You could'a just said . China is going to try using our method from 55 years ago. Rotts of ruck
did china decided to not drop anymore used booster containing hydrazine in theyr small village ? XD i doubt it XD
Have you seen the leaked news of villages there having toxic boosters falling on them?. Yes they will surpass the SpaceX satellite deployment by 2029, if they stopped launches but they will continue every month and when Starship begins launching them the number of satellites will greatly increase.
6 deleted & 57 wounded? Are you forgetting the extremely toxic (hydrazine & dinitrogen tetraoxide (amyl)) rocket fuel onboard? The rocket crashed in a 'bowl area' which directed both the acutely toxic fuel and the blast wave into the community. The blast damage was both extensive and severe. Those older buildings were not constructed to current tofu dreg standards. You sure about those numbers? Not a chance... i don't believe the farmers were "safe at home" - "not in the fields." Stealing technology does not guarantee success... ever. That's why the PLA is still crashing LongMarch 3s on residential areas. Also, the western nations never gave up on the Chinese people... only their anti-freedom government. Don't give weapons to Authoritarians... Western nations really need to learn that. Hoping for the return of a free China
yes i think Chinese space program is getting better, nice , the world is getting better .
Smart people!
As long as they work, do their job properly and save money go for it. Why waste it's smart
where did you get the footage from? i know that you used ua-cam.com/video/DZTFgZ9zl74/v-deo.html for some of the moments, but where did you find the other recordings of the launch?
i was just not able to find the chinese documentary on this disaster anywhere
1969 USA ... 2029 China ... 60 years gap?
Indian technology is safe and better than Chinese.
India also will send crew mission before 2030.
Chinese companies are making progress on copying American innovations once again, because this country achieves nothing on its own.
Bit of a missed opportunity to somehow make a musical reference to the the song from the musical in your theme song.
Elon Musk has caused me to think twice about the commercialisation of space development. Maybe the IP would be safer long term with government entities.
In short, as soon as China turns around, neither Bezos nor Musk will have a chance here, not with New Glenn, not even with Starship.
China's main policy "COPY & PASTE"
China bot propoganda channel
Space X will never reach the 42 thousand satellites needed and if they do the rate of replacement will be almost mathematically impossible. Lots of space junk in 20 years.
Thank you
What has not been forgotten is that 30 years ago China was still a fairly poor country and that the population had very few resources at its disposal. But look how far they have come in a period of thirty years. You have to admit that the Chinese are hard workers, who are well educated and have much more discipline than the average Westerner. If you consider how far they have evolved in space travel, it seems very logical to me that they will achieve their goals, despite the much criticism from the West. I think that people here are extremely jealous of what the Chinese are able to achieve. The demand for space travel will therefore increase steadily there. The first space tourists there will of course be the Chinese themselves, but the second wave will most likely be foreign space travelers, especially wealthy Russians and Asians. Then the Western space tourists will jump on the market, because by then the Chinese will have built up a good reputation and, don't forget this, their price will be decisive, because they work much cheaper and better than in the West. But, then they will have to let go of the mentality of superiority in the West.
Kung marami kang mamamayan na naghihirap at walang makain ay hindi magandang balak ito para lang masabi na umuunlad ang Bansa mo.
Thank you for what you do
china namba wan
Oh great, two more Chinese spacecraft junk to eventually audition for a crash landing near us!
"Deep Dive" has become a rediculous metaphore!
1.8 tons of payload is a minuscule amount. The Dragon from SpaceX can carry 6.5 tons to the ISS. Props to the Chinese having their own space station through. That’s pretty cool.
@@joeperez-marchese1213 You must not be paying attention to the video. China's Tianzhou has a payload of 7.5 tons. They have big cargo craft, but they want a smaller and cheaper cargo craft for flexible mission.
China is not trustworthy. The gall of calling their effort “international” without mentioning America, the actual leader in space, seems a tad delusional. I suppose the Chinese people feel left out of US efforts as our nations disagree on the world stage, but, if they can put down the CCP propaganda and work along side of the US, we may be able to create a beneficial partnership. I see the Chinese as good and strong, but their long history is riddled with dictators that keep trying to expand only to lose to much smaller nations. I believe the good people of China need to be free before they can prosper anywhere, especially space.
That's a bunch of Chop Suey. No nation on Earth is sending anyone to the Moon in the near future. We're decades or centuries from developing the technology to do it. This is all a fantasy.
Looked they made a space shuttle 40 years after the US 😆
Screw the sponsor crapp all the time! Always carpet begging. Piss off on that!
美国:沃尔夫条款🤨 中国:沃尔夫条款😏 NASA扔出去的回旋镖20年后打在了美国脸上。
Therefore what is their worth fighting for ? China already have all Can you help us china? With truly hearts 😢?
This what happened when people are not educated and leader becomes other nation's puppet.
Haolong? Thats what she said...😂😂😂
Ha! ha!.. strap on booster like something out of an adult shop!
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Excellent report!
I always learned not to underestimate the guy next door
One thing we in the USA could learn from China, is that they share knowledge and tech. In the USA corporations have to recreate the wheel.
That can be a good and bad thing. We got the iPhone by Apple reinventing the smartphone and we got Windows Phones failure by Microsoft not getting any support in a winner takes all market.
This is not true. Lol you are doing the exact same thing of overrating us like we used to do on you. The spirit of cooperation & open source & sharing is still very solid in the west whereas here it's now layers of walls, each app enclose all their info within their on domain, refusing to share them to search engines. I'm honestly very worried about this because it's bad for llms to gather data. Our internet used to be great too, I'm a generation born on that era.
You mean new wrecks?
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