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China launches its first mission to bring moon rocks back to Earth

MIT Technology Review

China launched its Chang'e 5 mission to the moon early Tuesday morning local time from the country's launch site on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. The country is seeking to bring soil and rock samples from the lunar surface back to Earth for the first time in its history, for scientific study. What's going to happen: Chang'e 5 should make it to the moon on November 27. The entire mission consists of four parts: an orbiter, a lander, an ascent stage, and a return capsule. The spacecraft are not equipped with any heating units to help the onboard electronics withstand the super-cold temperatures of the lunar night. That means the mission must collect its sample and start heading back to Earth within 14 days (the length of the lunar day).


China launches first AI earthquake monitoring system

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After six years of study, researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have developed the world's first artificial intelligence seismic monitoring system. This AI earthquake tracking system can report all source parameters within two seconds. The team, led by Professor Zhao Cuiping at the Earthquake Prediction Institute of China Seismological Administration, said the system underwent testing at experimental fields in the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan for a year, where all parameters were reported in one to two seconds. It can also operate in real-time to process huge seismic network data, mitigating labor pressure and lessening false alarms. When an earthquake occurs, the wave signal is transmitted to the seismic network.


India, China launch first joint projects in Big Data, AI

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India and China have launched their first joint projects in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data. An AI-focused IT corridor was on Saturday launched by both countries in the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian, while on Sunday, a big data-focused IT cooperation platform was opened in the southwestern city of Guiyang. The two projects, backed by the Chinese government and India's National Association for Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), are aimed at boosting cooperation between Indian software companies and Chinese firms in high-tech manufacturing in big data and Internet of Things projects. India has sought greater market access for IT companies in China, and the hope is that the two new initiatives will further open the door. The idea is to "help in bringing together the IT requirements of Chinese companies, particularly in Guiyang, with Indian companies which have solutions to offer," Indian envoy to China Gautam Bambawale said on Sunday.


China launches first unmanned cargo carrier on mission to space station

The Japan Times

BEIJING – China on Thursday launched its first unmanned cargo spacecraft on a mission to dock with the country's space station, marking further progress in the ambitious Chinese space program. The Tianzhou 1 blasted off at 7:41 p.m. atop a latest-generation Long March 7 rocket from China's newest spacecraft launch site, Wenchang, in the southern island province of Hainan. Minutes later, as the spacecraft cleared the atmosphere, the mission was declared a success by administrators at ground control on the outskirts of Beijing. It is programmed to conduct scientific experiments after reaching the now-crewless Tiangong 2, China's second space station. A pair of Chinese astronauts spent 30 days on board the station last year.


China launches its first unmanned cargo spacecraft

Al Jazeera

China has launched its first cargo spacecraft, making further progress in its goal of establishing a permanently manned space station by 2022. The Tianzhou-1 cargo resupply spacecraft lifted off early evening on Thursday on a Long March-7 Y2 rocket from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Centre in the southern island province of Hainan. Minutes later, as the spacecraft cleared the atmosphere, the mission was declared a success by administrators at ground control on the outskirts of the capital, Beijing. The spacecraft can carry six tonnes of goods, two tonnes of fuel and can fly unmanned for three months, according to state media. It is expected to dock in two days with the Tiangong 2 space laboratory, or "Heavenly Palace 2", where two astronauts spent a month last October in China's longest-ever manned space mission. The cargo spacecraft mission will provide an "important technological basis" for the construction of China's space station, according to state media.

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