Speaker:
Wu Ji, a research fellow, is the President of the Chinese Society of Space Research (CSSR) and former Director General of the National Space Science Center (NSSC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), an IEEE Fellow, a member of the Advisory Board of Luxembourg Government for Space Resources, and a member of the Advisory Committee of UAE Space Agency. He once served as the head of the Strategic Priority Program on Space Science of CAS, executive deputy commander-in-chief of the space science satellite program, vice president of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), chief designer of the application system of the Geo-space Double Star Program, chief scientist of the Yinghuo-1 orbiter of the China-Russia joint Mars exploration program, project manager of the scientific payload of Chang'E-1 and Chang'E-3 satellites, and general manager of the Meridian Space Weather Monitoring Project.
Introduction to the lecture:
Major space countries/regions have deployed their manned space programs, including the US Artemis program, which aims to build a "deep space portal" and involve Russia, Europe, and Japan. However, due to institutional and structural issues, manned space activities supported by governments are challenged by funding and other problems. At the same time, some manned space technologies have been transferred to space tourism companies, and commercial use of space thrives despite the high cost and monopoly of government projects.
Reviewing the history of human spaceflight, this report examines why humans fail to make further breakthroughs since their landing on the moon 50 years ago, sorts out the manned space activities of governments and the increasingly mature civilian use market, and probes into the main problems of commercial space tourism from the aspects of cost and technology. International space tourism projects are in full swing, and it is estimated that ordinary people can travel to the moon in 10 to 15 years.
Time: 14:00-16:00, April 22
Venue: Lecture Hall, 2F, Building 3
Organized by: Academic Affairs Department (Admissions and Degrees Office)
