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Jun

24

A Long March-2C rocket carrying an astronomical satellite , the Space-based Multi-band Variable Object Monitor ( SVOM ) , blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China ' s Sichuan Province on June 22 , 2024 .To capture gamma-ray bursts which flicker like fireworks in the farthest reaches of the universe . ( Photo by Chen Haojie/Xinhua ) XICHANG , June 22 ( Xinhua ) - - China on Saturday launched an astronomical satellite .

Jun

04

* The Chang ' e-6 mission is tasked with collecting and returning samples from the moon ' s far side , the first endeavor of its kind in the history of human lunar exploration . * After the landing .The collaboration has gone very smoothly , " said Neil Melville-Kenney , technical officer of the ESA ' s Negative Ions on the Lunar Surface project . " I think space exploration encourages us to consider our planet as one and our people as one .

May

24

This undated file photo provided by the National Space Science Center ( NSSC ) shows the high-frequency coherent scattering radars located in northwest China ' s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region . ( Xinhua ) BEIJING .Is also one of the main international organizations participating in the International Meridian Circle Program proposed by China . ？ ( Xinhua ) ？.

May

16

On March 14 2024 , the Flight model of MAG ( Magnetometer ) , one of the payloads onboard SMILE satellite , passed the Acceptance review in Shanghai , China . Experts from IAMC ( Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of CAS ) .ESTEC ( European Space Research and Technology Centre ) , AIRBUS Defense and NSSC （ National Space Science Center ） set up a joint review panel , carried out inspection of MAG FM . Acceptance review of MAG flight modelSMILE .

May

01

The European Space Agency ( ESA ) and Arianespace officially signed a launcher services contract for the launch of the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer ( SMILE ) on a Vega-C launcher from Europe ’ s Spaceport in French Guiana . ？ ？ SMILE is a mission-level China-ESA collaboration in the field of space science .The integrated satellite will then be transported to the Kourou launch site in French Guiana for pre-launch tests and preparations . ？ Related link ： https : / / www . esa . int/Science_Exploration/Space_Sc to_launch_ESA_solar_wind_mission ？.

Apr

28

Special Delegate of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation to the Spanish Space Agency and a member of its Board of Directors . He was honoured for his great contribution to China-ESA cooperation in space science during his time as ESA ' s Science Director .In particular for promoting the Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer ( SMILE ) , the joint CAS-ESA mission .