29 August 2019
China and Russia are forging stronger ties in space technology with Russia offering to supply rocket engines to China in exchange for Chinese microelectronics, according to the head of Russia’s state space corporation. At the MAKS 2019 Moscow air show on 28 August, Dmitry Rogozin, President of the State Space Corporation Roscosmos, said Russia was also keen to use its rocket technology to launch Chinese satellites.
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29 August 2019
LandSpace, a Beijing-based space startup and one of the leading private rocket makers in China, announced on 28 August at the International Aviation and Space Salon 2019 in Russia that it has begun inviting payload partners from around the globe to consider using its ZQ 2 liquid-propellant, medium-lift carrier rocket.
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29 August 2019
Photos taken on 27 August 2019 show China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province. China's FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, will greet the third anniversary of operation that began in September 2016.
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28 August 2019
China now has around 100 private space companies. They're creating reusable rockets, sending payloads into orbit and quickly catching up with SpaceX. In her article, Abigail Beall of Wired is reflecting on the status of China's space start-ups and is looking into the progress made by private space companies.
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28 August 2019
The Russian International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2019 is held in Zhukovsky, Moscow region, between the 27 August and 1 September 2019. The China Pavilion opened on 27 August, as the event attracted attention from local visitors with some of the most popular exhibits from China. While the China Pavilion features mainly weapons, aircraft, and equipment from nearly 20 companies, also a space achievements are exhibited. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation showcased the Long March 7 and 11 carrier rockets and Mars probe.
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People’s Republic of China acts as the partner country for MAKS-2019. The website of MAKS-2019 was translated into Chinese language. The leading companies of the aerospace industry of PRC are participating in the exhibition program. There will also be a number of business program events in which the focus will be made on international cooperation and the implementation of Chinese-Russian programmes.
25 August 2019
The lander and rover of the Chang'e 4 probe have resumed work for the ninth lunar day on the far side of the moon after "sleeping" during the extremely cold night. The lander woke up on 25 August at 8:10 h Beijing Time, and the rover, Yutu 2 (Jade Rabbit 2), awoke at 8:42 h BJT the same day, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration. For the 9th lunar day, the lander's neutron radiation detector and low-frequency radio detector, as well as the rover's infrared imaging spectrometer and other instruments will be restarted to conduct scientific tasks including Moon surface observation and composition analysis.
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