03 October 2019
A medical research, looking into the question whether weightlessness can stop cancer from growing, is currently prepared for flying around 2022 to the Chinese Space Station (CSS). The cancer research project, called "Tumours in Space", is headed by Canadian researcher Tricia L. Larose, based at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). "Tumours in Space" is one of nine research projects selected by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) under their programme to provide scientists from all over the world with the opportunity to fly experiments on the CSS. It is also the only one among the 9 selected that is headed by a woman.
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22 August 2019
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of CAST's Department for Manned Spaceflight, a celebration movie was released, showing clean room footage of the Tiangong space labs, modules for the future space station and the space crafts servicing the future CSS. The video also gives a glimpse of robotic technology for the assembly of the future CSS, scenarios of the manned exploration of the Moon and the outer solar system.
LINK: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/l9j5MmgXwe6ZTJmpdBBWiA

03 October 2019
The Global Space Robotics Market report by Garner Insights presents insights on the current and future industry trends, enabling the readers to identify the products and services, hence driving the revenue growth and profitability. The research report provides a detailed analysis of all the major factors impacting the market on a global and regional scale, including drivers, constraints, threats, challenges, opportunities, and industry-specific trends. Further, the report cites global certainties and endorsements along with downstream and upstream analysis of leading players.
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30 September 2019
Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education Khaled Abdel Ghafar and Ambassador of China to Egypt Liao Liqiang inspected on 29 September the Satellite Assembly, Integration and Test Center in the New Administrative Capital, discussing strategic Egyptian-Chinese relations in the space technology and remote sensing field. Abdel Ghafar clarified that the center will help Egypt host the African Space Agency and design joint programs between the African Space Agency and the other space agencies.
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