20 April 2018
A domestically designed underwater training suit for China's astronauts was shown to the press in Beijing on 20 April. The Astronaut Center of China (ACC) unveiled the suit during a summit on aerospace medical engineering. The ACC has been working on the suit since 2014. The suit is used underwater in simulated weightlessness as part of extra-vehicular training.
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20 April 2018
China has made great strides in space science, technology and application over the past year, said Li Guoping, the spokesman of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) at a press conference in Beijing on 20 April. The press conference was held to celebrate China's Space Day on 24 April.
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20 April 2018
China will give a name to the relay satellite for the Chang'e-4 lunar probe. The name will be announced on China's 3rd National Space Day on 24 April. Together with the relay satellite, two microsatellites, developed by the Harbin Institute of Technology, will also be sent into orbit to conduct scientific research. The names of the two microsatellites will also be announced on 24 April. CNSA confirmed that the development of the Chang'e-4 lunar probe is progressing well.
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First China Aerospace Conference to be held on National Space Day
20 April 2018
As part of the events that mark China's Space Day, the first China Aerospace Conference will be held in Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on 24 April, according to an official from China National Space Administration (CNSA).
More than 2,000 people have signed up for the conference, which will be attended by aerospace professionals from the government, state-owned and private enterprises, and universities, said Li Guoping, a spokesman of the CNSA.
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19 April 2018
China will continue to strengthen international cooperation in peaceful exploration and utilization of outer space.
So far, China has signed 121 cooperation agreements with 37 countries and four international organizations, Li Guoping, a spokesman of the China National Space Administration (CNSA said at a press conference about the Space Day of China.
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20 April 2018
Ten new archaeological sites in southern Tunisia were discovered thanks to Chinese space-based remote sensing technology, Tunisian authorities said on 20 April. The findings were made by a team of Chinese, Tunisian, Italian and Pakistani scientists using Chinese technology.
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19 April 2018
China anticipates a visit by the Russia’s state space agency Roscosmos, China National Space Administration Secretary-General Tian Yulong told Russian media. He explained that meetings between representatives of the Chinese and Russian space agencies take place frequently.
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