12 July 2021
On 12 July, 17.476 grams of lunar samples brought back by Chang'e 5 and separated into 21 lots were handed over to 13 research institutions, which had applied for research programmes to CNSA's Lunar Exploration and Space Program Centre. In total, 85 applications from 37 individuals working in 23 research institutions were received. Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, Liu Jizhong, the centre's Director, said that this is the 1st batch of lunar samples delivered to research institutions. More samples will be released and delivered in the future as planned. He said he hopes that more and more research institutions will take part in the lunar sample study in the future, also from the international science community.
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11 July 2021
Rice seeds that travelled 23 days in space on the Chang'e 5 lunar probe in November 2020 have begun yielding grain. After over 4 months of growth, the dropping ears of the 2,000 "space rice plants" at the Space Breeding Research Centre of the South China Agricultural University in South China's Guangdong Province promise a fruitful harvest, as researchers bagged the seeds that are each 1 cm long into 3 large parcels. The best seeds will be bred in laboratories and later planted in fields. Before the rice can be sold to consumers, more generations of breeding and testing is needed.
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10 July 2021
Qi Faren, Chief Designer of China’s Shenzhou spacecraft has been involved in the nation's space activities from the very early beginnings. He was part of the team developing China’s first guided missile Dongfeng-1, and contributed to the design of the first man-made satellite Dongfanghong-1 (DFH-1), DFH-2 relay satellite, and DFH-3 second-generation communications satellite as an important Technical Director. People's Daily is portraying this renowned space expert.
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09 July 2021
As of 08 July, Zhurong has been working on the Martian surface for 54 Martian days and has travelled more than 300 m, according to CNSA's Lunar Exploration and Space Programme Centre. Since the rover landed on the surface of Mars, it has been travelling southward to carry out inspection and exploration.
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09 July 2021
On 9 July at 19:59 BJT, a new group of Zhongzi-02 satellites was sent by a CZ-6 into its preset orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China's Shanxi Province.
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08 July 2021
China's self-developed spacesuits have ensured the safety of taikonauts inside the space station core module Tianhe and while performing EVAs outside the module.
Intravehicular spacesuits, which are for astronauts to wear inside the spacecraft, ensure ventilation and heat dissipation of the taikonauts under normal circumstances and provide oxygen to ensure their safety once the spacecraft leaks. The extravehicular suit, like a small aircraft, provides safe and effective environmental protection, environmental control and life support for taikonauts when they work outside the spacecraft.
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