News

Oct

17

The National Space Science Center (NSSC), CAS celebrated the 60th anniversary of its founding with a day-long symposium on Monday, Oct. 15. 2018. “The NSSC: The first 60 years”, gathered together the space science community of present and former researchers, friends, alumni, and supporters – all of whom share a deep interest in the past, present, and future of space science.

Sep

18

On 13-14 Sept. 2018, the second Sino-Swiss Space Science Workshop was held at National Space Science Center (NSSC). Prof. Dong Xiaolong, the Deputy Director General of NSSC and Prof. Krpoun Renato, the head of Swiss Space Office attended the workshop and delivered opening addresses. Both sides reviewed the space science cooperation history respectively and introduced ongoing projects as well as the follow-up plans.

Jul

05

On July 4, 2018, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) officially launched the strategic pioneer program on space science (phase II) at Beijing Huairou Science City. Upon great scientific achievements achieved by Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE), Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS), Hard X-Ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), ShiJian-10 Recoverable Satellite, etc. from Phase I, the program will launch 4 more space science satellites in the next 5 years. The new patch of space science satellites, includes Einstein Probe (EP), Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), ESA-CAS Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE), all of which has officially entered its engineering phase. Gravitational Wave High-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor (GECAM) is carrying out Phase A study, and will enter engineering phase soon.

Jan

17

On Jan. 16th, 2018, after intenvise exchanges of opinions, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Ministry of the Economy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and National Space Science Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences to establish Research Laboratory of Deep Space Exploration (RLDE) in Luxembourg which will implementthe concurrent design of deep and new technology of space exploration missionsfocusing on the exploration and utilization of the resources in the solar system.