China's Second Space Day focuses on earthly applications of astronaut tech
China designated April 24 as Space Day in 2016 to mark the anniversary of the country's first satellite launch in 1970. The second Space Day was on Monday, celebrating the country's aerospace achievements and signaling its ambitions to explore the cosmos. Space Day 2017 focused on how space technology can further economic and social development here on Earth. Astronauts and scientists from China and held talks and exhibitions opened to showcase Chinese advances in space exploration, China's lunar probe, and the BeiDou navigation satellite system. Read more
Major celebrations of China's Space Day will start on April 24 in Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. This year's celebrations will focus on the applications of space technology in economic and social development, said Tian Yulong, chief engineer of the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence. China designated April 24 as Space Day last year to mark the anniversary of the country's first satellite launch Dongfanghong-1 in 1970. Read more