Wu Ji awarded with COSPAR medal - advocates international cooperation
01 September 2022
During the 44th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research - COSPAR in Greece, Wu Ji was awarded the International Cooperation Medal, which recognises scientists who have made outstanding contributions to international cooperation in space science. This is the first time in the 38 years since the award was established that it has been awarded to a Chinese scientist. For more than 2 decades, Wu has been persisting in one thing - promoting international cooperation in the field of space science. Weeks later, during the forum on space science cooperation in Taiyuan, China, Wu and more than 30 global scientists and management experts called for deeper space science cooperation.
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First EVA for Shenzhou 14 crew
01 September 2022
SZ-14 crew member Chen Dong and Liu Yang successfully conducted an EVA on 01 September. Chen opened the hatch of Wentian's airlock at 18:26 BJT. By 19:09 BJT both were outside the Station. During the EVAs, taikonaut Cai Xuzhe was inside the module to support his crewmates. It was the 1st EVA for Chen and Liu and also for the 1st time the Wentian airlock for exiting the CSS was used. Chen and Liu were working with the small robotic arm. After 6 hours in space, by 00:33 BJT on 02 September, both returned to the module.
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Yaogan 33-02 was launched from Jiuquan
03 September 2022
China launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on 03 September at 07:44 BJT. The CZ-4C placed the Yaogan 33-02 satellite successfully into its planned orbit. It will be used for scientific experiments, land resources surveys, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and relief.
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New group of Yaogan 35 satellites launched
06 September 2022
On 06 September, at 12:19 BJT, the 5th batch of the Yaogan 35 satellite family were launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre and entered their preset orbit. The satellites will be mainly used to conduct scientific experiments, land resource surveys, agricultural product yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation.
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