14 June 2022
China's deep-space exploration laboratory has started operation, CNSA said on 14 June. Co-established by CNSA, Anhui Province and the University of Science and Technology of China, the laboratory is headquartered in Hefei, capital of Anhui. Various preparatory work was completed and substantial operation and comprehensive construction has begun. At the end, the laboratory will become a large-scale, national-level comprehensive research base, as well as an innovation hub with global influence. Wu Weiren, Chief Designer of China's lunar exploration programme and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, was selected as the director of the laboratory. The laboratory is expected to carry out science and technology research focusing on major national projects in the field of deep-space exploration.
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