21 March 2022
Asteroid 52487, discovered in 1995 by astronomers at the Xinglong Observatory of National Astronomical Observatories, CAS, named after Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST). A ceremony took place online and offline on 21 March to announce the naming of Asteroid Huazhongkejida (Chinese pinyin of HUST), approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). HUST has made many advanced sci-tech breakthroughs and actively promoted interdisciplinary studies such as physics, astronomy, and space science.
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21 March 2022
On 20 March, the construction China's first subway Beidou satellite navigation system started. It will be installed along the 30 km Beijing Capital International Airport line and 5 stations. It is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
The subway Beidou positioning system will improve the positioning accuracy of subway stations, which can be used not only for vehicle scheduling, passenger organization and emergency disposal, but also allow commuters to use cell phone maps to access navigation and positioning in subway stations through three-dimensional navigation.
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22 March 2022
China's 3rd-generation space tracking ship Yuanwang 5 on Tuesday set sail for the Pacific Ocean from a port in Jiangsu Province for multiple monitoring missions. Before the voyage, it underwent more than 50 days of maintenance to improve the reliability and safety of the ship's power system and facilities.
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22 March 2022
On 21 March, CASC completed a 100 s test fire of its high-thrust oxyhydrogen engine for the CZ-5 rocket, which will launch the space station lab module Mengtian. The engine is now ready for final assembly into the rocket. Designed for the core stage of the Long March-5 series carrier rockets, the engine is the most advanced cryogenic liquid rocket engine ever in China. There will be more than 20 experimental tasks that the rocket engine will undergo to test its performance further.
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