Modest, unsophisticated four-wheeled model of a new Chinese moon vehicle on exhibit at Chongqing tech fair
14 April 2014
China's space exploration agency unveiled a four-wheeled lunar rover on Thursday, sparking speculation about sending Chinese astronauts to the moon. The vehicle was displayed at the 11th China Chongqing High-tech Fair that opened in the southwestern metropolis, and instantly attracted a frenzy of attention.
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China and Russia with big potential in cooperation on space projects
14 April 2014
"Russian-Chinese cooperation is already happening. Last year we agreed to discuss expanding it, to work on one, two, or three large-scale research projects, and now we are looking at proposals and waiting for updates from both sides,” Deputy Head of Roscosmos Sergey Saveliev said. He suggested the partnership arrangement should be the same as on the ExoMars program with Europe. “We should divide the responsibilities, and each side would finance the part that it is developing. And the results will be used without restrictions by both sides,” Saveliev concluded.
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Chinese satellites monitor Chile quake
10 April 2014
Chinese satellites have provided monitoring services for Chile following its earthquake, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense revealed on Thursday. Satellites Ziyuan III and Gaofen-1 have captured eight high-definition images of Chilean city Iquique and a region 100 km to the east of it. Ziyuan III has also stored six historical images of the area.
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China's satellite imagery a useful tool to fight pollution
09 April 2014
China is using satellites and drones to detect air pollution around Beijing and the practice will be expanded, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Wednesday. Satellites and drones, which can detect clandestine emissions and capture images with a resolution of up to 4 centimeters, have been used in the cities of Tangshan, Xingtai and Handan in north China's Hebei Province, a pollution-plagued region surrounding Beijing. A total of 141 companies were found to have broken laws nationwide.
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