20 April 2018
China will give a name to the relay satellite for the Chang'e-4 lunar probe. The name will be announced on China's 3rd National Space Day on 24 April. Together with the relay satellite, two microsatellites, developed by the Harbin Institute of Technology, will also be sent into orbit to conduct scientific research. The names of the two microsatellites will also be announced on 24 April. CNSA confirmed that the development of the Chang'e-4 lunar probe is progressing well.
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20 April 2018
As part of the events that mark China's Space Day, the first China Aerospace Conference will be held in Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on 24 April, according to an official from China National Space Administration (CNSA).
More than 2,000 people have signed up for the conference, which will be attended by aerospace professionals from the government, state-owned and private enterprises, and universities, said Li Guoping, a spokesman of the CNSA.
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