Where will the Struggle be from October to November 2020?
Mariana Trench in the Western Pacific.
The Struggler submersible is a manned submersible developed by the People's Republic of China. It was developed by the China Shipbuilding Research Center (No. 702 Research Institute) of China State Shipbuilding Corporation in 2016. Start developing. On June 19, 2020, the submarine was officially named "Struggle".
On November 10, 2020, the Struggle manned submersible adopted the operating method of twin mother ships at sea, Discovery 1 (support ship) and Discovery 2 (support ship). It successfully reached the deepest point in the Mariana Trench, with a bottom depth of 10,909 meters. It became a new record for China's manned submarine and the first time in the world that it took three people to the deepest part of the ocean at the same time.
On the morning of November 13, with the help of the project-supported combination of the "Canghai" lander and the movable "Lingyun" developed by the Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the China Central Radio and Television Station, It has developed a video live broadcast system, completed the joint underwater filming operation of a manned submersible and a lander on the 10,000-meter seabed, and realized the world's first 10,000-meter seabed live broadcast through CCTV.
On November 30, Wuxi held an event to welcome the "Struggle" development and sea trial team back to Wuxi.
On March 16, 2021, the 702nd Research Institute of China State Shipbuilding Corporation delivered the Struggle submersible to the Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences Became responsible for the operation, maintenance and management of the Struggle submersible.
On August 11, 2021, the Struggle submersible set off from Sanya, Hainan, to participate in the deep-sea scientific research mission of the TS21 voyage. On October 8, the Struggle returned to Sanya.
As of December 5, 2021, the Struggler has completed 21 dives of 10,000 meters, and 27 scientists have reached the deepest point in the global ocean through the Struggler manned submersible.
Origin of the name
On April 22, 2020, the naming activity for the 10,000-meter manned submersible was officially launched. After the event was launched, a wave of "naming talent competition" set off on the Internet. After receiving nearly 100,000 names from netizens and intense debate, the top ten list of the naming campaign was released. It will then be reviewed by a review group composed of representatives from the special overall expert group, owner units, and scientific research teams. ?
On June 19, 2020, China’s 10,000-meter manned submersible was officially named Struggle. "Striver" conforms to the spirit of the times, fully reflects the spirit of contemporary scientific and technological workers who continue to struggle and bravely climb to the top, and conforms to the image of the "most beautiful striver" of China's manned deep diving team. Therefore, it was selected from the ten lists collected "Struggle" is the name of the full-ocean deep manned submersible.