Behind the successful docking of the Wentian lab module
05 August 2022
On 24 July, the Wentian lab module docked successfully with the Tianhe core module of China's space station. The whole docking process took 13 hours, a huge progress compared to the docking of the Shenzhou-8, which took two days. Xie Yongchun, director of Technology Committee, 502 Research Institute of the China Academy of Space Technology, is the leading figure in overcoming the technological challenge of rendezvous and docking.
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Data from newly launched ecosystem monitoring satellite received
07 August 2022
Since 04 August night, ground stations located in Beijing and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have tracked and received data from the Goumang (Jumang) terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite in 3 tasks, which lasted 25 min with a total size of 306 GB, said the Aerospace Information Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Always nice to see: FAST telescope in Guizhou - a photo gallery
08 August 2022
In July, when the telescope was under maintenance, photographers used the opportunity to take some unusual and stunning views of the FAST telescope.
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Yuanwang 5's arrival at Hambantota port uncertain
09 August 2022
Sri Lanka has asked China to delay the arrival of its Yuanwang 5 space tracking vessel “until further consultations”. YW-5 is sailing from the Chinese port of Jiangyin and was scheduled for a stay from 11-17 August at Hambantota port for replenishment. A diplomatic clearance for the Yuanwang 5 space tracking vessel for its stay at Hambantota was conveyed on 12 July to the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka. This permission is now in question.
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