15 May 2020
“The empty core stage of the Long March-5B, weighing nearly 20 tons, was in an uncontrolled freefall along a path that carried it over Los Angeles and other densely populated areas. As a matter of fact, had this spent rocket stage, which is the largest uncontrolled object to fall from low-Earth orbit in almost 30 years, reentered earlier, it could have hit New York. .... Space exploration should inspire hope and wonder, not fear and danger.” said Jim Bridenstine, during a meeting of the NASA Advisory Council’s Regulatory and Policy Committee on the release of the "Artemis Accords" on 15 May 2020.
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18 May 2020
After the successful maiden flight of the CZ-5B rocket and the testing of China's new-generation manned spaceship, the details of China's space station known so far have been summarised in official Chinese media. The space station, expected to be completed around 2022, will operate in LEO at an altitude from 340 km to 450 km for more than 10 years, supporting large-scale scientific, technological and application experiments.
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18 May 2020
By the end of 2019, Chinese products based on the Beidou Navigation Satellite System had been sold to more than 120 foreign countries and regions, playing a helpful role in a number of public sectors, according to a 2020 White Paper on the Development of China's Satellite Navigation and Positioning Industries, compiled by the Global Navigation Satellite System and Location-Based Services Association of China. The output value of China's satellite navigation and location-based service industry reached 345 billion RMB (about 48.5 billion USD) in 2019, up 14.4 % from the previous year.
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20 May 2020
Shijian 20 - China's biggest, heaviest and most advanced satellite has completed all of its 84 in-orbit tests and technology demonstrations and verifications. The finished tasks included the first orbital demonstrations for ultra-high-capacity communications, ultra-high-speed laser communications, electric propulsion and other advanced technologies.
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