09 September 2022
A ceremony on 09 September in Beijing was the start of a school project themed "Growing Plants Together with Astronauts". 30 schools in Beijing, Shanghai, Yunnan and other regions were connected and watched a video, where SZ-14 taikonaut Chen Dong explained how he planted Arabidopsis and rice seeds in the growth chamber of the life science rack of the Wentian module on 29 July. The seeds have germinated and are now in good condition. Students will also plant Arabidopsis and rice seeds on the ground and observe their growing progress until 30 October. On hand of the educational lessons "Caring for Space Plants" and "Hand-painted Plants" shown via livestream platforms, experts will explain the planting unit, interpret the physical and engineering knowledge of growing plants in the space station, and show the planting progress in the space station and students' planting achievements.
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07 September 2022
The SZ-14 crew talked to students from 8 African countries on 6 September via video link. They spoke about their mission experience and gave insights into their life and scientific work on the Station. The main event took place at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, while students from Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia and South Africa joined the dialogue online from remote locations.
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09 September 2022
Leonard David looks into the reports about the discovery of a new lunar mineral by Chinese scientists at the Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology. The mineral was identified from Chang’e-5 samples. It was named "Chang’esite-(Y)" and is a phosphate, formed as column-shaped crystal, found in lunar basalt grains. It is ultra-tiny with a size no more than 10 microns. Chang’esite-(Y) has been officially approved as a new mineral by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification of the International Mineralogical Association.
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07 September 2022
China has established a satellite observation alliance for sustainable development, aiming to give full play to the advantages and potential of Earth observation from space.
The huge quantity of data obtained through the observation of Earth from space is of great significance for the monitoring and evaluation of sustainable development goals, as well as related scientific research, according to Guo Huadong, Director of the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS).
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09 September 2022
The first Long March-2C rocket was launched 40 years ago, sending a retrievable satellite into orbit. The model has since become a backbone launch vehicle for the country's interplanetary expeditions. Also, the CZ-2C is the first Chinese carrier rocket type to undertake international launch services. In the 1980s, the rockets sent a French company's microgravity test device and a Swedish science test satellite into space.
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06 September 2022
The 2 new test satellites, CentiSpace 1-S3 and CentiSpace 1-S4, were launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on 06 September at 10:24 BJT on board a Kuaizhou 1A rocket. Both satellites have entered the planned orbit successfully.
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