China Manned Space Agency
Appearance
The China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO; Chinese: 中国载人航空工程办公室) provides engineering and administrative functions for the human spaceflight effort of the People's Republic of China. The CMSEO is a Beijing-based corps-level People's Liberation Army unit directly under the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission (formerly People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department)[1].
According to the China Manned Space Engineering website, Yu Tongjie has succeeded Wang Zhaoyao as the director of China Manned Space Engineering Office, on 31 March 2015.[2]
Organizational structure
CMSEO is divided into eight divisions:[3]
- astronautics
- spacecraft development and operation
- launch vehicle development and operation
- launch site operations
- telemetry
- tracking and communications
- landing
- life support systems and space applications.
References
- ^ "Is the Chinese manned space program a military program?". The Space Review. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ "New Director for Manned Space Engineering Office". The Paper. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "China's Manned Space Program Takes the Stage at 26th National Space Symposium". The Space Foundation. 10 April 2010. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2010.