![]() If funded, the feasibility study would run for five years and have a budget of 15 million yuan ($2.3 million). ![]() The foundation wants scientists to conduct research into new, lightweight design methods that could limit the amount of construction material that has to be lofted into orbit, and new techniques for safely assembling such massive structures in space. A research outline posted on the foundation’s website described such enormous spaceships as “major strategic aerospace equipment for the future use of space resources, exploration of the mysteries of the universe, and long-term living in orbit.” The project is part of a wider call for research proposals from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, a funding agency managed by the country’s Ministry of Science and Technology. ![]() But how feasible is the idea, and what would be the use of such a massive spacecraft? China is investigating how to build ultra-large spacecraft that are up to 0.6 mile (1 kilometer) long.
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