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China Astronautics Day

EDITOR'S NOTE

The State Council approved establishing April 24 as China Astronautics Day in a response to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Administration of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense.
The day will be celebrated annually starting this year, and the celebration details and other issues will be decided by the two departments and other related agencies, according to the State Council.

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University long-time cradle of space talent

For a long time, the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics has been the cradle for China's space industry talent. Today a special competition was held on campus to mark the day and shape the future.

Big space plans in the works for 2016

2016 will be a year worthy of the history books for China's aerospace development. Big plans are in the works as the country seeks to further develop its space program.

New images provide wealth of scientific information

Ahead of National Space Day, China unveiled a set of high-resolution full-color pictures of the moon, revealing a wealth of details about the lunar surface.

A brief history of China's space program

On April 24, 1970, the Dongfanghong One -- China's first satellite -- was successfully launched.

Activities held across China for 1st space day

Over 100 science lectures and public opening events have been held in schools, universities, and key aerospace labs and bases across China for the first national space day.

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