03 August 2022
In the past 24 years, Nie Haisheng was tasked with three of China's pioneering spaceflights, on standby for another three, and became the country's first astronaut to have accomplished a 100-day stay in the near-Earth orbit and the first commander of a crew to have lived and worked in China's space station core module. On the 95th anniversary of the PLA, he was awarded with the "Order of Bayi" (August 1 Medal) medal.
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03 August 2022
The small robotic arm on board the Wentian lab module of China's space station has performed a series of in-orbit tests, achieving the expected results, CMSA reported on 2 August. The tests comprised unlocking, self-inspection, single joint deployment, confirmation of crawling ability, detaching from the base, inspection of adapters, solar array and exit hatches and joint test.
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04 August 2022
In the morning of 4 August, China successfully launched a terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite and 2 other satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre. The CZ-4B took off at 11:08 BJT. The payloads entered the planned orbit successfully. The carbon monitoring satellite is mainly used for terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring, the surveying and monitoring of terrestrial ecology and resource, and major national ecological projects monitoring and evaluation. It will also provide operational support and research services in fields such as environmental protection, surveying and mapping, meteorology, agriculture, and disaster reduction.
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05 August 2022
On 5 August, China successfully launched a reusable experimental spacecraft on board a CZ-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. After a period of in-orbit operation, the spacecraft will return to its scheduled landing site in China. It will test reusable technologies and in-orbit service technologies as planned during its flight, providing technological support for the peaceful use of space. CASC did not elaborate on details of the mission and the spacecraft, nor publish pictures of the liftoff or scenes inside the ground control hall.
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