China's most Moon-like place
04 December 2013
China's Moon rover has been extensively tested before it was put on top of the Long March rocket to head for the Moon. In northwest China on the boundary of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Gansu Province Chinese scientists built the testing ground for Moon rover Yutu. Jia Yang, Deputy Chief Designer, said that as this is China's first such mission, the designers conducted many ground experiments.
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Surrey Satellites wins £110m contract during PM's visit to China
03 December 2013
Surrey Satellites signed a £110 million agreement with a Chinese technology company to work on a new satellite system under the auspices of a memorandum of understanding on UK/China space co-operation signed by the chief executive of the UK Space Agency, David Parker, and his Chinese counterpart.
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First Hong Kong-made and developed instrument heading for the Moon
02 December 2013
Change'e 3 Camera Pointing System jointly developed by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) is the first Hong Kong-made and developed instrument being deployed for the countrys lunar exploration programme since its launch in 2007. Professor Yung Kai-Leung, Associate Head of PolyUs Department of Industrial and System Engineering, and his partner have a wealth of experience in making sophisticated space tools for different missions. These include the Mars Rock Corer for the European Space Agencys 2003 Mars Express Mission, the Space Holinser Forceps for the then MIR Space Station, and the Soil Preparation System for the Sino-Russian Space Mission in 2011. All these space tools were made in the Universitys well-equipped Industrial Centre.
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