20 June 2018
Shi Zhongjun, China's ambassador to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, called for strengthening of outer space governance and cooperation in the international community's joint effort to build a shared future in space exploration. He made the remarks at the UNISPACE+50 gathering, held to mark the 50th anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.
The Chinese envoy called for efforts to foster a sense of shared future to promote the sustainable development of outer space. A shared vision for the future in space exploration and use is not only consistent with the objectives and purposes established in the Outer Space Treaty but also in line with current needs to protect the outer space environment and promote sustainability both for outer space activities and socioeconomic development, Shi said.
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China, UN Office enhance cooperation on outer space affairs
20 June 2018
Cooperation between China and the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) is going from strength to strength, the Head of the office Simonetta Di Pippo said on 19 June in Vienna. Di Pippo said China has not only made great achievements in outer space exploration and its related activities but also demonstrated its commitment to international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space. China plans to open up the China Space Station (CSS) to all the Member States of the United Nations with opportunities for flying their space experiments on board the Station. This is, she said, a groundbreaking project and one that will bring concrete benefits to countries for advancing their space science and technology development. Through an agreement between UNOOSA and the China National Space Administration (CNSA), China provides satellite imagery to countries in need of support in their preparedness, mitigation and early warning actions where the methods and techniques applied can benefit from Earth observation data.
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19 June 2018
The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology is known as a prestigious developer of carrier rockets, but in the near future, it may acquire a new tag: China's first space tourism provider. Engineers at the academy in Beijing's southern outskirts are designing a new spacecraft to send anyone willing to pay US$200,000 to US$250,000 on a suborbital journey to get a magnificent view of the stars and experience weightlessness, according to the academy, part of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp and the country's largest rocket maker.
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19 June 2018
Scientists at the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have completed the world's first ceramic manufacturing experiment under microgravity, using digital light processing technology aboard a European parabolic flight aircraft in Switzerland.
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18 June 2018
After Chang'e-3 accomplished its mission, China's space sector debated Chang'e 4's destination. Some were in favor of landing on the near side of the Moon again, because it's safer. "I disagreed with that. Why should Chang'e 4 repeat what Chang'e 3 had done? We should not be afraid of failure in scientific exploration. We need innovation," Ye Peijian, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and one of China's leading space experts said.
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