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CMSE (China Manned Space Engineering) Access Skill

Access skill for extracting structured data from China's official space program website at www.cmse.gov.cn.

Overview

This skill extracts mission profiles, timelines, crew information, and news from the China Manned Space Engineering (CMSE) website. It provides access to information about:

• Shenzhou (神舟) - Crewed spacecraft missions (SZ-1 through SZ-23+)
• Tiangong (天宫) - Space station and laboratory modules
• Tianzhou (天舟) - Cargo spacecraft missions
• Long March (长征) - Launch vehicle missions

Website Structure

The CMSE website follows a predictable structure:

• Mission pages: https://www.cmse.gov.cn/fxrw/{mission_id}/

  • Examples: /fxrw/SZ19/ (Shenzhou-19), /fxrw/tz9h/ (Tianzhou-9)

• Timeline articles: Various paths under /fxrw/szwh/ and /xwzx/

• Mission lists: https://www.cmse.gov.cn/col/col9/index.html (flight missions)

Functions

get_mission_details

Retrieve detailed information about a specific mission.

Parameters:

• mission_url (optional): Full URL of the mission page
• mission_id (optional): Mission ID like 'SZ19', 'SZ21', 'tz9h', etc.

Example:

{
  "function": "get_mission_details",
  "mission_id": "SZ19"
}

Returns:

• Mission title, name, launch time, location
• Crew members (when available)
• Related news items with titles and URLs
• Mission description

get_timeline

Extract chronological timeline events from timeline article pages.

Parameters:

• article_url (required): URL of the timeline article

Example:

{
  "function": "get_timeline",
  "article_url": "https://www.cmse.gov.cn/fxrw/szwh/jchg_193/200809/t20080917_23556.html"
}

Returns:

• Parsed timeline events with timestamps and descriptions
• Each event includes parsed date/time components
• Full article content

list_missions

List available missions from the website.

Parameters:

• page_type (optional): 'current' or 'history' (default: 'current')

Example:

{
  "function": "list_missions",
  "page_type": "current"
}

Returns:

• Array of missions with names, URLs, and basic info
• Total count of available missions

get_article

Retrieve full content from any CMSE article page.

Parameters:

• article_url (required): URL of the article

Example:

{
  "function": "get_article",
  "article_url": "https://www.cmse.gov.cn/xwzx/202507/t20250709_56720.html"
}

Returns:

• Article title and full text content
• Publication date
• Timeline events (if present in the article)

search

Search for missions or content by keyword.

Parameters:

• keyword (required): Search term (Chinese or English)

Example:

{
  "function": "search",
  "keyword": "神舟十九"
}

Returns:

• Matching missions and articles
• Titles, URLs, and snippets

Chinese Date Format Handling

The skill handles Chinese date/time formats commonly used on the site:

• 2003年10月15日5时20分 → October 15, 2003 at 05:20
• 2024年4月25日 → April 25, 2024

Parsed dates include year, month, day, hour (if present), and minute (if present).

Common Mission IDs

Technical Notes

• Uses aiohttp for direct HTTP requests (no browser automation needed)
• BeautifulSoup for HTML parsing
• Handles Chinese character encoding correctly
• Rate-limited to 2 requests/second to respect the server

Error Handling

All functions return structured error responses:

{
  "success": false,
  "error": "Description of error",
  "error_type": "parameter_error|fetch_error|execution_error"
}

Data Quality Notes

• Mission names and details are scraped from the official website
• Some historical missions may have limited information
• Crew information is extracted when available in the page content
• News links are deduplicated by URL

Use Cases

1. Mission Research: Get detailed information about specific Chinese space missions
2. Timeline Analysis: Extract chronological events for mission planning research
3. News Tracking: Follow updates about active missions
4. Historical Archives: Access information about completed missions
5. Crew Information: Find astronauts for specific missions

Example: Complete Workflow

// 1. List available missions
{"function": "list_missions", "page_type": "current"}

// 2. Get details for a specific mission
{"function": "get_mission_details", "mission_id": "SZ19"}

// 3. Search for related content
{"function": "search", "keyword": "神舟十九号"}

// 4. Get article details
{"function": "get_article", "article_url": "https://www.cmse.gov.cn/xwzx/..."}

// 5. Get timeline if available
{"function": "get_timeline", "article_url": "https://www.cmse.gov.cn/fxrw/szwh/..."}