Chang'e 4 will take potatoes and silkworms to the Moon
14 June 2017
A 3-kilogram mini-ecosystem, developed by research teams led by Chongqing University, will be transported to the lunar surface by the Chang'e 4 scheduled to launch in 2018, authorities announced at this year's Global Space Exploration Conference. In this first of its kind experiment for China, the 18-centimeter-tall cylinder will carry potato seeds and silkworm eggs to be incubated.
The theory is that silkworms will hatch and create carbon dioxide, while the potato plants will generate oxygen, explained Zhang Yuanxun, designer of the ecosystem model.
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Chinese group sets sights on nation's first commercial low-orbit network
15 June 2017
In the next three years, China will launch its first commercial low-orbit satellites system, designed to collect real-time data for industries including the heavy machinery and logistics sectors, according to the company behind it. Beijing-based private company Commsat Technology Development Co Ltd said that from 2018 to 2020, it will position 60 satellites at six different orbits, about 600 kilometers above the Earth.
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China's cargo spacecraft completes second in-orbit refueling
15 June 2017
China's Tianzhou-1 and Tiangong-2 space lab completed their second in-orbit refueling at 6:28 p.m. 15 June.
The second refueling, lasting about two days, further tested the country's refueling technology and cemented technical results from the first refueling.
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China "Insight" space telescope launched to search for black holes, pulsars
15 June 2017
China launched its first X-ray space telescope to observe black holes, pulsars and gamma-ray bursts, via a Long March-4B rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert at 11 a.m. 15 June. The 2.5-tonne Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), dubbed Insight, was sent into an orbit of 550 kilometers above the earth to help scientists better understand the evolution of black holes, and the strong magnetic fields and the interiors of pulsars.
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China launches X-ray telescope via Long March 4B
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