24 October 2020
The Chang'e 4 lander and the Yutu 2 rover have been switched to dormant mode for the 23rd lunar night after working stably for the 23rd lunar day, according to CNSA's Lunar Exploration and Space Programme Centre. The lander was switched to dormant mode on 23 October at 21:40 h BJT as scheduled, and the rover, at 12:00 h BJT the same day, said the centre. As of 24 October, the Chang'e 4 lunar probe had been on the far side of the Moon for 660 Earth days and the rover has travelled 565.9 m.
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22 October 2020
Infographics released by CGTN show that the number of China's space launches has increased over the recent years. Another diagram shows China's breakthroughs in advancing space infrastructure. Major plans for China's future space activities involve more lunar and Mars missions, as well as new types of carrier rockets. China aims to become a leading space power in the world by 2045, according to a route map drawn up in 2018 by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
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Annex: CGTN's interactive page on China's Five-Year Plans

22 October 2020
Hao Chun, Director General of the CMSA summarised in a speech during the 6th CCAF (China Commercial Aerospace Forum) in Wuhan the processes for the upcoming assembly of the Chinese Space Station and the operational tasks for the taikonaut corps. Chinese astronauts will shoulder multiple responsibilities in the construction of the space station. They will conduct complex extravehicular tasks, and work with mechanical arms to complete the installation, testing, adjustment and upgrading of payloads in orbit.
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22 October 2020
In the southeastern Chinese city of Hefei, a team of researchers led by physicist Pan Jianwei has built a new device with potential use in a battlefield. Pan’s device is the most sensitive light source on Earth. It can produce a single photon, or a particle of light with the spooky behaviour of quantum physics, and these photons can be used to enable ultra-secure communication, detect unknown microorganisms or reveal a submarine lurking hundreds of metres deep in the ocean. Marlan Scully, a physicist in the United States, has participated in this project, according to their co-authored paper, published in journal Physical Review Letters earlier this month.
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22 October 2020
China has made signifcant progress in science and technology innovation through implementing the innovation-driven strategy during the period of the 13th Five-Year-Plan from 2016 to 2002. Among the 7 major advances made in science and technology, 5 are related to space exploration: Tiangong 2 space lab, FAST, Wukong-Micius, Beidou GNSS, and the Chang'e 4 lunar far side mission.
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20 October 2020
On 20 September 2020, at 3:45:39 BJT, 3,051 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles took to the skies in Zhuhai to break the record for the most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) airborne simultaneously. The benchmark for this record was set by a 2,200 UAV display in Russia on 4 September 2020. This broke the Guinness World Records title set by Intel Corporation (USA) with 2,066 UAVs in Folsom, California, USA on 15 July 2018. During this official challenge, the design executive team presented achievements of Chinese space science and technology in the night sky, such as the Tiangong-1, Beidou satellite system and China’s space station. The organizers paid tribute to China’s space industry through these elements in space science and technology.
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