15 May 2021
Tianwen 1 with Zhurong rover landed on Mars at 07:18 BJT (14 May/23:18 GMT). The lander-rover combination is conducting diagnostic tests and environmental imaging and collecting data for the next 7-8 days of before the Zhurong rover will roll down a ramp for in-situ surface exploration.
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Hi Mars! China's probe lands on Red Planet

14 May 2021
China’s 1st Mars exploration mission, Tianwen 1, has functioned normally since its launch on 23 July 2020. On 10 February 2021, Tianwen 1 entered the Martian orbit for scientific exploration and a huge amount of scientific data became available since then. With the evaluation of the flight status, Tianwen-1 probe is scheduled to perform the landing sequence, heading for Utopia Planitia, at the proper time slot starting from the early morning 15 May until 19 May, Beijing time.
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Tianwen 1 ready for Mars touchdown as landing window opens

13 May 2021
China's first smart satellite manufacturing factory went into operation in Hubei's provincial capital, Wuhan. In the morning of 13 May, the first satellite made in the facility rolled off the assembly line at a commencement ceremony attended by project managers and officials from central and provincial government. The communications satellite, which has yet to be named, is expected to be launched in the near future. According to Lyu Dongming, chairman of CASIC Space Engineering Development and owner of the plant, the site is able to produce as many as 240 satellites annually. The Wuhan satellite plant is able to produce multiple types of small satellite, each weighing less than 1 t. According to Lyu, the plant will substantially improve his company's manufacturing efficiency, and save much time and manpower.
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updates (with photo): China ready to mass produce satellites with first smart assembly line
Smart satellite facility begins work in Wuhan

13 May 2021
Galactic Energy signed a strategic cooperation agreement with CASIC on 13 May in Beijing to jointly develop the international market for Galactic Energy's solid-propellant Ceres 1 rocket, aiming in 2022 at China's first international space launch by a commercial company.
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