18 January 2021
Construction of China's first smart manufacturing plant for satellites has been completed in Wuhan. Satellite production will start in March. CASIC Space Engineering Development, a Wuhan-based subsidiary of State-owned defense giant China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, said on 17 January that construction of the plant, in Xinzhou district's Wuhan National Space Industry Base, and installation of its equipment were finished on 30 December. Engineers and technicians have been testing and fine-tuning its apparatus since then and will be ready by March, when the satellite production can start.
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18 January 2021
China published its Regulations on the Management of Lunar Samples on Monday morning, aiming to improve scientific research and international cooperation. The regulations were published by the administration at an open house for a small group of foreign diplomats to China and representatives from some international organizations to the Chinese Academy of Sciences' National Astronomical Observatories in northern Beijing. The activity was hosted by the administration and the academy. In terms of international cooperation, the document stipulates that the samples' distribution will be in accordance with international treaties China has signed or taken part in. Meanwhile, the China National Space Administration has encouraged researchers at home and abroad to use the samples in joint studies on space science and to share their findings with each other.
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15 January 2021
China's spacecraft tracking ship Yuanwang 7 is sailing to the Indian Ocean, beginning its first maritime monitoring mission this year. The ship departed from its home port in east China's Jiangsu Province on 15 January.
To ensure the success of the mission, the crew members were brought together and quarantined before the voyage to prevent COVID-19 infection. They have examined facilities and prepared medical supplies.
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14 January 2021
The "Tianhe" core module of the Chinese Space Station CSS and the Tianzhou 2 cargo spacecraft have passed their factory review, China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) announced on 14 January. As a consequence, the construction project of the country's space station will now enter the implementation phase. Tianhe is planned for launch in spring.
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