12 August 2022
Onboard the SZ-14 space craft, seeds of rice, soybeans, vegetables, yeast, and a variety of bacterial species that are essential in food preservation have been transported to the Space Station and will return with the crew later this year. The samples were selected by the Beijing Capital Agribusiness & Foods Group. Scientists will examine and evaluate the seed mutations and select those with favourable characteristics such as greater yields, shorter growth periods, and better resistance to diseases. Unlike genetically modified food transferring genes from other species, space-bred seeds and strains undergo a mutation of their own genes only.
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12 August 2022
Launches of commercial remote sensing satellites more than doubled 9 nine in 2018 to 21 in 2019 on new support policies. The number is expected to exceed 50 in 2022. As of this June, China has more than 120 such satellites in orbit, with an ever-expanding field of applications, such as meteorological observation, land surveying and mapping and ocean observation.
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10 August 2022
On 10 August, at 12:50 BJT, a CZ-6 rocket sent 16 new satellites into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre. The payloads included a Jilin 1-Gaofen 03-D-09 satellite and Yunyao 1-04-08 satellite. The new batch of satellites is mainly used in the fields such as commercial remote sensing and atmospheric imaging.
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09 August 2022
The Mengtian space lab for the Chinese Space Station, arrived at Hainan Island, CMSA reported on 9 August. The lab module will be assembled and tested as planned at the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition. All the systems involved in the mission are undergoing orderly preparations.
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09 August 2022
CERES 1 carrier rocket launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on 9 August at 12:11 BJT and placed 3 satellites into the planned orbit. The launch was the 3rd flight mission of the CERES 1 rocket series. Two satellites will provide commercial remote sensing services and the third one will be used to verify the multi-mode remote sensing technology of the polarization camera.
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09 August 2022
Sri Lanka has asked China to delay the arrival of its Yuanwang 5 space tracking vessel “until further consultations”. YW-5 is sailing from the Chinese port of Jiangyin and was scheduled for a stay from 11-17 August at Hambantota port for replenishment. A diplomatic clearance for the Yuanwang 5 space tracking vessel for its stay at Hambantota was conveyed on 12 July to the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka. This permission is now in question.
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