我國長征五號B運載火箭計劃明年首飛

China will launch the Long March-5B carrier rocket into space in 2019, according to a spokesperson for the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO).

據中國載人航天工程辦公室發言人透露，我國計劃在2019年發射長征五號B運載火箭。

The rocket will help carry the core module and experiment modules to China's space station.

長征五號B將承擔中國空間站核心艙及實驗艙的發射任務。

China will select the third batch of astronauts in the first half of this year for its manned space exploration plan. The new astronauts will include not only pilots, but also maintenance engineers.

今年上半年，我國將爲載人航天計劃開展第三批航天員的選拔。新一批航天員中將不僅有飛行員，還有維護工程師。

More manned and cargo spacecrafts have been scheduled for development.

更多載人飛船和貨運飛船也在按計劃開發中。

The spokesperson also said the CMSEO would cooperate with the United Nations for Outer Space Affairs to offer opportunities on the application of the Chinese space station, with the European Space Agency on module development and with other countries on the lunar probe.

該發言人還表示，中國載人航天工程辦公室將與聯合國外空司聯合發佈空間站任務合作機會，與歐空局聯合開展艙段合作交流，與其他國家開展月球探測等合作。

China initiated the manned space program in 1992. Designed as the country's strongest carrier rocket, the Long March-5 has a payload capacity of 25 tonnes to low Earth orbit, or 14 tonnes to geostationary transfer orbit.

我國於1992年啓動了載人航天計劃。作爲我國最強大的運載火箭，長征五號近地軌道的運載能力達到了25噸，地球同步轉移軌道的運載能力可達到14噸。