17.05.2022
An international team of scientists has developed a comprehensive method, which include the noise reduction and the calculation of the plasma moments, to derive the solar wind parameters from the Tianwen 1 observations provided by the Chinese Planet Exploration Program Scientific Data Release System. The work is described in the publication: "The solar wind plasma upstream of Mars observed by Tianwen-1: Comparison with Mars Express and MAVEN" .
China's Tianwen-1 Solar Wind Observation: The beginning of a multi-spacecraft exploration in Martian space by China, the U.S., and Europe
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18 May 2022
The total output value of China's satellite navigation and location services industry reached 469 billion RMB (about 69.6 billion USD) in 2021, up 16.3 % from 2020, according to an industry white paper released on 18 May.
China remained the top source of international satellite navigation patent applications last year, with a total of 98,000 applications, said the white paper issued by the Global Navigation Satellite System and Location Based Service Association of China.
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15 May 2022
Tianwen 1 touched down on Mars one year ago - exactly on 15 May 2021. On 22 May, the Zhurong rover drove down the ramp of the landing platform. It was designed for 3 months operation on the Martian surface. Still today, it is exploring the Red Planet.
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14 May 2022
The integration of the Beidou satellite navigation system and China's railway industry has been accomplished, laying the foundation to promote Beidou's application in the sector, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office and State Railway Administration. In March, a comprehensive demonstration applying Beidou technologies in the sector passed experts' reviews, the administration said.
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15 May 2022
In this episode of the Dongfang Hour News Roundup, Jean Deville is looking at several Chinese commercial launch companies which have made some progress over the past weeks. He discusses the 5 companies which are the most likely to have a shot at becoming a "Chinese SpaceX".
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13 May 2022
The launch of the 4th SQX-1 (Shuang Quxian 1; Hyperbola 1) commercial rocket of space start-up iSpace on 13 May was not successful. Abnormal performance was identified during the flight of the rocket, which lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre at 15:09 BJT. The cause of the failure is under investigation, the launch centre said in a statement.
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