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Colourised version of an image of comet Leonard captured by Chinese space resources company Origin Space's Yangwang-1 space telescope and featured by NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day [Origin Space]. https://t.co/MfSUadKl29
The drive diary containing the image explains how the rover and drive team carefully navigated between craters, as it makes its way northwest from its landing site and towards a distant basaltic region of interest to team scientists. https://t.co/nOiICKBZvM
China launched a Long March 2D from Taiyuan at 03:03 UTC today, sending into orbit Beijing-3 for 21AT, Yangwang-1 for Origin Space, Hisea-2 for Xiamen University & "TKSY01-TJ" for Space Engineering University under the PLASSF. This was China's 17th orbital launch of 2021 [ CASC]
The NEO-1 satellite launched yesterday for Chinese space resources firm Origin Space will test capture of a simulated piece of debris (the square visible) with a net & deorbit using ion propulsion. A test of active debris removal & future asteroid capture.
https://t.co/ZKGAuehXS1
CNSA will provide a live stream for some of China Space Day on April 24 Beijing time. Events to include revealing the name of the Tianwen-1 Mars rover, expected to make its landing attempt in May. For now, here's the official space day poster. https://t.co/k8uOvyYAtg
Some fantastic space artwork here for the annual competition to design the poster for China Space Day (24.4). A small but important role in building a 'space culture' on China. https://t.co/nJJKwGRCIh
Confirmation of launch success from SAST. 50th flight of the Long March 2D, carrying Gaofen-9 (04) Earth observation satellite and an atmospheric science satellite. Images: SAST https://t.co/wYheM0Wezb
These posters are from Galactic Energy, Aerospace Xingyun, Galaxy Space and MinoSpace.
Space art time. Here is a fantastic array of posters made by students to commemorate China's space day (24.4) which also marked the 50th anniversary of China's first satellite launch. Source: RCSSTEAP/https://t.co/AVW7r7eVgM