25 June 2021
A few days after Yuanwang 6, also Yuanwang 5 returned to its homeport on 24 June, after completing maritime space monitoring missions for the launch of Tianhe and Tianzhou 2. YW-5 was since 20 April on sail. During 66 days the crew has navigated more than 15,000 nautical miles. After docking at the port, crew members will examine the facilities and replenish supplies for upcoming missions.
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26 June 2021
Hong Kong residents can enjoy in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre a display of the achievements of China's scientists over the past 100 years and some lunar soil brought back to Earth by the Chang'e 5 spacecraft in December 2020. The free exhibition will be open to the public from 27 June to 9 July - from 10:00 h to 18:00 h on weekdays and from 10:00 h to 20:00 h on weekends. The opening ceremony was held on 26 June. Visitors need to register online in advance. Hong Kong is closely involved in the mainland's space programme. For example, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University designed a system to collect and pack samples on lunar surface for the Chang'e 5 mission in 2020 and also for the upcoming Chang-e 6 mission. Also the Mars Landing Surveillance Camera for the Tianwen 1 mission was developed by a team from PolyU.
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23 June 2021
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is hosting the HiRISE camera (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) - the most powerful camera ever sent to another planet. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at CalTec manages the MRO for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.
On 6 June, HiRISE acquired a first image of Tianwen's landing site and on 11 June another one. The landing site remains distinctly colored from removal of Martian dust during landing and movement of the Zhurong rover toward the south can be seen when comparing the two images.
This second image also allowed the camera team to create a 3D stereo view.
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27 June 2021
On 27 June, CNSA released new videos and images of Zhurong's landing and exploring the Red Planet. The videos show the parachute deployment and descending to the Martian surface, and at the end of the 23 sec sequence the moment the Zhurong rover was driving away from its landing platform and moving over the land. Another short video published has the ambient sound during the process of Zhurong's rolling onto the Martian surface recorded.The images include the Martian landscape and the ruts left behind by the rover. As of the morning of 27 June, the Tianwen 1 orbiter has been in operation for 338 days, and its Earth-Mars distance was approximately 360 million km. The Mars rover Zhurong has been working on Mars for 42 Martian days and has driven a total of 236 m. Zhurong will continue its movement, detection, and scientific exploration missions as planned. The orbiter will continue to operate in a relay orbit, providing relay communication for the rover's scientific exploration while conducting its own scientific detection operations.
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link to the news on the CNSA website (with links to previously released videos)