17 January 2022
This week, Jean Deville and Blaine Curcio discuss how the Chinese Space Station handles space debris and they take a retrospective look at 2021 rounds of funding in China's commercial space sector. More news can be found in their weekly newsletter.
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18 January 2022
The first batch of low-Earth orbit, broadband communication satellites developed by Beijing-based satellite producer GalaxySpace was rolled off the production line and was transported to the launch centre. Launch is expected in the first quarter of 2022. This is the first time that the mass production of LEO broadband communication satellites was accomplished in China. GalaxySpace aims to build its Yinhe satellite internet communication network, capable of providing 5G communication services.
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18 January 2022
The Dongfang Hour new report mentioned in its latest newsletter a paper in "Space Policy" written by American academic and China hand Lincoln R. Hines, released on 15 January. It outlines China’s public opinion towards space, and how it impacts the space sector: "The article finds that China's public is largely supportive of investing in human spaceflight and deep space exploration. The survey also indicates that although respondents view the United States as a competitor and a threat, they favor cooperating with the United States in space exploration. Furthermore, the survey finds that China's public is supportive of international law governing outer space, as well as laws banning the use of space weapons."
link to The Dongfang Hour newsletter from 18 January 2022
link to the paper in Space Policy

15 January 2022
Wang Yaping has become the 1st Chinese female taikonaut to have worked in space for more than 100 days. On 11 June 2013, Wang Yaping went to space on the SZ-10 spaceship with taikonauts Nie Haisheng and Zhang Xiaoguang and returned on 26 June the same year. She went again on mission on 16 October 2021, on SZ-13 together with astronauts Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu. On 7 November 2021, she became China's 1st female spacewalker when she took part in the Shenzhou 13 mission's 1st EVA with mission commander Major General Zhai Zhigang.
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