25 August 2018
On 25 August, the Long March-3B carrier successfully sent twin BeiDou navigation satellites into space. Lift-off was at 7:52 a.m. from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. It was the 283rd mission of the Long March rocket series. More than three hours after launch, the twin satellites entered orbit. After a series of tests, the satellites built by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (formerly known as: SECM) will work together with 10 other BeiDou-3 satellites already in orbit.
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27 August 2018
A report by Sarah Scoles is investigating the question whether the world’s largest telescope FAST can coexist with a nearby buzzing tourist location, the new Pingtang Astronomy Town. Scoles' article is a descriptive account of the general situation around FAST and how China's ambition in advancing astronomical science play out. A very interesting read!
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From 26 to 28 September, the 4th China (International) Commercial Aerospace Forum will be in full swing. The commercial space community from China and abroad will meet in Central China's Wuhan for the biggest private space conference. For more details, please, check the official website of the conference:
http://os.casicloud.com/act/ccaf.ht
On the GoTaikonauts! facebook website https://www.facebook.com/go-taikonautscom
you can find the information brochure which was distributed during the UNISPACE+50 space forum in June in Vienna.
For an extensive report about the last year's conference, the 3rd CCAF, please, read the article "Wuhan - China's Centre of the Commercial Universe" in the issue no 21 of our GoTaikonauts! newsletter or go to the download section on this website for downloading the report on the 2017 China (International) Commercial Aerospace Forum - 3rd CCAF - in Wuhan or click on this link: Wuhan - China's centre of the commercial universe - including interviews with Enrique Pacheco, Andrew Paliwoda, Philippe Cyr .

28 August 2018
Sergei Kilin, Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belaru, told the Belrus News Agency BelTA: "We regularly discuss possible joint projects of interest to both countries with the Chinese side. The matter is closely monitored by the two sides. Negotiations are underway, including on the joint creation of a space satellite. We cannot disclose the content of the talks for now."
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