25 April 2017
The implementation of the Belt and Road initiative that comprises the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road still offers a big opportunity for various satellite communications equipment vendors and services providers.
To be specific, satellite communications services will be indispensable for Chinese enterprises seeking to build infrastructure in countries and regions along the route where there are no adequate networks on the ground. The countries and regions that can be considered key markets for domestic satellite communications firms are Pakistan, the five Central Asian countries and African countries. Chinese offerings might be more sensitive in countries such as India.
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27 April 2017
China on 27 April successfully refueled its Tiangong-2 space lab in orbit, proving it has mastered the last crucial piece of technology to fulfill the country's space station ambition. The mission's Chief Commander, Zhang Youxia, announced the success of the test at 7:10 p.m. BJT (1110 GMT) in the mission's Beijing command center after a five-day process. ‍
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22 April 2017
The Tianzhou 1 cargo spacecraft, China's first cargo spacecraft, successfully completed automated docking with the orbiting Tiangong 2 space lab at 12:23 p.m. 22 April, according to Beijing Aerospace Control Center. It is the first docking between the spacecraft and space lab.
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27 April 2017
Aviation Week is summing up China's achievements in its manned space programme with the final objective of a space station assembly.
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