04 July 2021
Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo conducted the 1st EVA from the Tianhe module on 4 July 2021. Both have been outside by 11:02 BJT and worked in the open cosmos for 7 hours. Nie Haisheng stayed inside. Supported by Beijing Aerospace Control Centre in Beijing, the taikonauts verified the reliability and capability of hardware involved in extravehicular operation, demonstrated their adaptability and collaboration with the robotic arm, and examined the performance of their extravehicular suits. The operation laid a crucial foundation for the next spacewalks. It was the first Chinese spacewalk after the very first one 13 years ago in 2008.
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04 July 2021
Jean Deville explains the latest and earlier release of Zhurong imagery and video footage while Blaine Curcio introduces Landspace's rocket facility in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province. Jean then dwells on the current state of progress in the production of the ZQ-2 rocket with giving many technical details. At the end of the pod cast, both bring the audience up to speed with what is going on at Deep Blue Aerospace and China's recent CZ-2D space launch from Taiyuan.
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05 July 2021
The Shanghai Astronomy Museum, including a planetarium, will open on 17 July. Covering an area of approximately 58,600 m2, the museum is located in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Special Area. It is a branch of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum. Tests were carried out on 5 July, while the official website and WeChat account of the museum have been launched as well. The museum will open to the public as of 18 July.
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05 July 2021
The CZ-4C rocket launched the Fengyun 3E satellite on 5 July at 07:28 BJT from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. The satellite is equipped with 11 remote sensing payloads. Designed with a life time of 8 years, FY-3E will operate in an early morning orbit. It will mainly obtain the atmospheric temperature, humidity, and other meteorological parameters for numerical prediction applications, improving China's weather forecast capacity. It will also monitor the global snow and ice coverage, sea surface temperature, natural disasters, and ecology to better respond to climate change and prevent and mitigate meteorological disasters. In addition, the satellite will monitor solar and space environments and their effects, as well as ionospheric data to meet the needs of space weather forecasts and supporting services. The satellite and rocket were developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.
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