04 February 2021
A new communication technology experiment satellite was launched on 4 February at 23:36 BJT by a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Xichang, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The satellite will be used in communication, radio, television and data transmission, as well as technology tests. This launch marked the 360th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets.
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04 February 2021
Researchers from Tianjin University have developed a continuum robot that can be used to collect debris from satellites and other space hardware orbiting the Earth. A continuum robot can move by bending through a series of continuous arcs producing motion akin to tentacles or snakes. The Tianjin University robot includes a central backbone made up of a superelastic metal alloy of nickel and titanium, which can revert naturally back to its original shape after being bent or deformed by outside forces. It also has a camera and a grasping claw attached to the head. A short video released by the university shows a precise capture by the robot. (Note: we could not find this video) 
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02 February 2021
Shanghai will be hosting the 1st Shanghai International Commercial Aerospace Exhibition from 15 to 19 September 2021 at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. The exhibition will feature an aeroengine forum, a superalloy industry summit, a commercial aircraft conference, a commercial aerospace financial and technological symposium and a business-matching workshop for small aerospace enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta. Educational activities will be arranged for the public to promote aviation and space knowledge. The exhibition will replace the Beijing Airshow, will alternate with the Zhuhai Airshow and will be in direct competition with the Paris Air Show in LeBourget.
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03 February 2021
Sergey Savelyev, Deputy Director General for International Cooperation at Roscosmos, told TASS that he is in talks with his Chinese colleagues to determine scientific tasks for a lunar base and to discuss technical aspects of the project’s implementation: "At present, work is under way to determine possible scientific tasks of mutual interest in the Moon research. Besides, possible technical implementation of the project is being analyzed," he said.
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