29 May 2022
The CZ-2F rocket with the Shenzhou 14 on top was transferred from the assembly facility to the launch pad in preparation for the upcoming human mission to the CSS. The facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, and various pre-launch function checks and joint tests will be carried out as planned, said the CMSA.
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27 May 2022
By the end of June, construction of a commercial space launch site will begin by the end of June, rapidly implementing the development of the Wenchang International Aerospace City. Wenchang will accelerate the establishment of a commercial space launch agency, and start construction of the first two launch pads at the site this year, said Wang Guangzhi, deputy head of the Wenchang International Aerospace City Administration. The plan is to create infrastructure allowing regular commercial launches by 2024. Wenchang also plans to build space tourism theme parks and a China Space Museum.
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26 May 2022
On 26 May, 2nd-generation space tracking ship Yuanwang 3 set sail for its first voyage this year from its home port in east China's Jiangsu Province. The vessel will carry out its 100th maritime mission during this voyage.
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26 May 2022
Debris from the CZ-7 Y5 upper stage re-entered the atmosphere on 25 May at 17:34 BJT, China Manned Space Agency reported. The majority of the stage burned up during reentry and remaining debris fell into the sea, with the centre of the landing area at a latitude of 37.5oN and a longitude of 24.2oE. The CZ-7 Y5 launched the Tianzhou 4 cargo space craft on 10 May from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre.
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26 May 2022
China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa will further strengthen their cooperation in the space industry as the 5 countries established a committee on 25 May dedicated to boosting joint efforts in this field. The BRICS Joint Committee on Space Cooperation will open a new chapter on BRICS strategic cooperation in the remote sensing satellite observation and data sharing fields. The establishment of the commission will guide the cooperation on BRICS Remote Sensing Satellite Constellation to better serve the socioeconomic development of the BRICS countries, Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, said at the committee's first video meeting. Zhang said that the new joint committee will enable BRICS space agencies to work closer together when it comes to environmental protection, disaster prevention and mitigation, and tackling climate change with efficient data sharing and utilisation. At the meeting, space agencies from the 5 member countries reported on their activities and reviewed and adopted documents on the joint committee's terms of reference, the technical specifications for data exchange, and the implementation procedures for joint observation.
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23 May 2022
China will accelerate the innovation of meteorological core technologies and fully leverage the technologies to prevent loss from extreme weather. With the goal of building a modern technology-driven meteorological system, the country needs to make significant breakthroughs in Earth-system numerical model, disastrous weather predictions and meteorological observation equipment. Mid-May the State Council released a guideline on fostering the high-quality development of meteorology between 2022 and 2035.
Per the guideline, China will become independent in meteorological core technologies by 2025, and have major breakthroughs in key meteorological science and technology fields and realize meteorological modernization featuring smart technologies by 2035. So far, China has established a meteorological observation system of nearly 70,000 automatic ground observation stations, 236 weather radars and 7 Fengyun meteorological satellites.
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