16 September 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on 16 September in Samarkand. He called for closer space cooperation among the Member States, saying: "China stands ready to carry out space cooperation with all other parties and provide satellite data service to support them in agricultural development, connectivity and disaster mitigation and relief." He added: "... and we should effectively meet the challenges in data security, biosecurity, outer space security and other non-traditional security domains."
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16 September 2022
Meteorological experts from across the globe shared their views on the development of meteorological careers online and offline, during the International Forum on High-quality Meteorological Development on 15 September in Beijing. Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organisation, said that the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) has an advanced infrastructure, sophisticated observation systems and a high-level talent team, which makes it one of the world's leading meteorological departments. He apreciates CMA's assistance in improving meteorological capacity in less developed countries, and its contribution in global greenhouse gas monitoring and climate change adaptation. Zhuang Guotai, Head of CMA, said China is ready to share experience and achievements of meteorological developments with other WMO members and will continue to strengthen the global service provided by Fengyun weather satellites.
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16 September 2022
Researchers from the Institute of Geochemistry under the Chinese Academy of Sciences found a large amount of water in the returned lunar soil samples, with an estimated content of at least 170 parts per million, equivalent to 170 grams of water per tonne of lunar soil. The discovery, which was published in the journal Nature Communications earlier this month, shows that the Moon minerals are important reservoirs of water.
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Chinese scientists discover new findings from Chang'e-5 samples, provide new insights into lunar volcanic activity
16 September 2022
Scientists with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have conducted more studies and research into lunar samples from the Chang'e-5 robotic mission, which revealed the basalt thickness at its landing region and they estimated that the region has experienced volcanic eruptions at least four times, according to a recent article published on the CAS website.
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17 September 2022
Shenzhou 14 taikonauts Cai Xuzhe and Chen Dong successfully exited the airlock on the Wentian module on 17 September to work in the open cosmos. At 13:35 BJT, Cai opened the airlock hatch. By 15:33 BJT Cai and Chen were outside. Supported by the small mechanical arm, the pair conducted a series of tasks, including the installation of a foot-rest, which is used for fixing astronauts' feet on the robotic arm, and an assist handle, which can help astronauts open the hatch door from outside in an emergency. The taikonauts also installed additional pumps, the core equipment of the space station's thermal control system, and carried out the most challenging task of extravehicular rescue for the first time. During the EVA, Liu Yang was inside the core module, supporting her crewmates. At 17:47 BJT, the 5-hour EVA was successfully completed.
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