18 September 2022
The latest batch of scientific research results from the Tianwen Mars mission show that a large amount of liquid water activity once existed in the landing zone of the Zhurong rover, about one billion years ago. As of 15 September, Tianwen-1 has been in orbit for more than 780 days. So far, the rover has traversed a total of 1,921 m. The volume of science data is 1,480 GB. Through the comprehensive study of typical landforms such as concave cones, wall impact craters and trenches distributed in the landing area, the scientific research team has revealed the important connection between the formation of landforms and water activities in Zhurong's landing area.
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18 September 2022
China is expected to send its first group of commercial passengers to suborbital space in 2025, with each flight priced between 2 and 3 million RMB (around 287,200 to 430,800 USD), according to Yang Yiqiang, a senior rocket scientist who was the Director of the Long March 11 rocket project in 2018, and the founder of Beijing-based rocket company CAS Space.
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21 September 2022
The Shenzhou 14 taikonauts, currently in orbit for a 6-month mission, will have the privilege of completing the construction of China's space station, the final goal of China's "3-step" human space programme initiated 30 years ago. In 1992, when constructing a crewed orbiting laboratory was still a flight of fancy for the Chinese people, China embarked on a "3-step" strategy to boost its human space programme.
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21 September 2022
The applications of satellite navigation and positioning services in China have seen steady growth in the first half of 2022, with shipments of smartphones supporting the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) exceeding 130 million, according to information emerging from a BDS applications conference.
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