Debris from CZ-7 upper stage re-entered atmosphere
26 May 2022
Debris from the CZ-7 Y5 upper stage re-entered the atmosphere on 25 May at 17:34 BJT, China Manned Space Agency reported. The majority of the stage burned up during reentry and remaining debris fell into the sea, with the centre of the landing area at a latitude of 37.5oN and a longitude of 24.2oE. The CZ-7 Y5 launched the Tianzhou 4 cargo space craft on 10 May from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre.
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BRICS countries issued joint committee on space cooperation
26 May 2022
China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa will further strengthen their cooperation in the space industry as the 5 countries established a committee on 25 May dedicated to boosting joint efforts in this field. The BRICS Joint Committee on Space Cooperation will open a new chapter on BRICS strategic cooperation in the remote sensing satellite observation and data sharing fields. The establishment of the commission will guide the cooperation on BRICS Remote Sensing Satellite Constellation to better serve the socioeconomic development of the BRICS countries, Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, said at the committee's first video meeting. Zhang said that the new joint committee will enable BRICS space agencies to work closer together when it comes to environmental protection, disaster prevention and mitigation, and tackling climate change with efficient data sharing and utilisation. At the meeting, space agencies from the 5 member countries reported on their activities and reviewed and adopted documents on the joint committee's terms of reference, the technical specifications for data exchange, and the implementation procedures for joint observation.
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Yuanwang 3 set sail for its 100th mission
26 May 2022
On 26 May, 2nd-generation space tracking ship Yuanwang 3 set sail for its first voyage this year from its home port in east China's Jiangsu Province. The vessel will carry out its 100th maritime mission during this voyage.
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Construction of a commercial space launch site at Hainan Island will start
27 May 2022
By the end of June, construction of a commercial space launch site will begin by the end of June, rapidly implementing the development of the Wenchang International Aerospace City. Wenchang will accelerate the establishment of a commercial space launch agency, and start construction of the first two launch pads at the site this year, said Wang Guangzhi, deputy head of the Wenchang International Aerospace City Administration. The plan is to create infrastructure allowing regular commercial launches by 2024. Wenchang also plans to build space tourism theme parks and a China Space Museum.
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