29 May 2019
Namrata Goswami explains in her article for "The Diplomat" why with the landing of Chang'e 4 on the far side of the Moon "the discourse on outer space shifted forever. For nearly 50 years, since July 20, 1969, we have lived in the Age of Apollo, which enabled humanity’s first steps on the moon. When dawn broke out on January 3, 2019, we entered the Age of Chang’e, focused on long-term settlement of the lunar poles."
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28 May 2019
Ethiopia and China have signed another agreement to jointly build a communication and broadcast satellite. The agreement was signed yesterday in Addis Ababa by Dr. Solomon Belay, Director General of Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute, and Han Chinping, Deputy President of Chinese Rocket Company.
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28 May 2019
On 24 May, 2019, the Chinese embassy in Rwanda handed over a China-funded satellite television project to the Rwandan government in a ceremony in Rulindo District, central Rwanda. The project will provide 6,000 households in 300 villages across Rwanda with access to digital television, as a part of the ongoing long term access to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages initiative.
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29 May 2019
The lander and the rover of the Chang'e 4 probe have resumed work for the sixth lunar day on the far side of the moon after "sleeping" during the extremely cold night. The lander woke up at 18:00 h on 28 May, and the rover, Yutu 2 (Jade Rabbit 2), awoke at 2:16 h on 28 May, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration.
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