China launches communications satellite Tupac Katari for Bolivia
21 December 2013
China successfully sent a Bolivian communications satellite into orbit with its Long March-3B carrier rocket from southwest Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 0:42 a.m (Beijing Time) Saturday. Bolivian President Juan Evo Morales Ayma was present, the first time a foreign head of state has witnessed a satellite launch in China.The satellite was produced by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) with a designed longevity of 15 years. It is Bolivia's first communications satellite. The satellite is named Tupac Katari in homage to an 18th century indigenous hero who fought Bolivia's Spanish colonizers.
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Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond enthusiastic about China's Moon landing
19 December 2013
"China now is landing on the Moon and has a great space program, while Scotland has got a nano-satellite, a very small and cost-effective satellite, so we could have the beginning of a beautiful space friendship between Scotland and China." Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said during a space lecture in a high-school in Edingburg, UK. China has such efficient delivery vehicles, and in the future Scotland could use Chinese delivery vehicles to get the satellite into space, but a lot of experiments are still needed for the small satellite, which is interesting, according to the Scottish First Minister.
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IAF Newsletter with reports from the IAC2013
18 December 2013
The International Astronautical Federation - IAF dedicated its last newsletter of the year to reports, stories and photos from the IAC 2013 in September in Beijing. The newsletter gives a comprehensive overview on the events during the conference week in China's capital. Most interesting are the embedded links to videos from the conference.
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China touches the Moon
14 December 2013
Today, Chang'e 3 touched Moon's surface in the Bay of Rainbow. Congratulations!
We look forward to brand new scientific discoveries!
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/special/change3/