China's unmanned moon exploration mission is expected to conclude in 2017, according to Ouyang Ziyuan, chief scientist for China's lunar probe project. China has completed the moon-orbiting task successfully and will launch the Chang'e-3 Moon Lander in 2013 to conduct the first soft-controlled landing of any spacecraft on the moon in 40 years.
China promises to play a bigger role in promoting the scientific cooperation in the developing countries as it is hosting the annual event of TWAS, the most important scientific organization in the developing world. Chinese government has decided to donate 1.5 million U.S. dollars to the organization, announced by Chinese President Hu Jintao at the opening ceremony of TWAS’ the 12th general academic conference and the 23rd general meeting of academicians in Tianjian, Tuesday afternoon.
A senior scientist working on China's lunar orbiter project said Wednesday that China has not yet created a timetable for its manned moon landing program. "Putting a man on the moon involves a very complicated systematic program with many technical challenges to solve, including those related to conducting space walks, docking, staying on the moon and returning," Ouyang Ziyuan, chief scientist for the lunar orbiter project, said...
President Hu Jintao focused on sectors that will play a major role in science and technology during a keynote speech in Tianjin on Tuesday to the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World. The academy, based in Italy, changed its name in 2004 from Third World Academy of Sciences. It is an umbrella organization for leaders in the science and technology field in developing countries.
Landing and enduring extreme temperatures will be the two biggest challenges facing Chang'e-3, China's third lunar probe, the chief scientist of China's lunar orbiter project told academics on Wednesday. Every effort is being made to ensure the soft-landing of the Chang'e-3 orbiter, said Ouyang Ziyuan on Wednesday in a report delivered at the conference of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World.
Yuk Ming Dennis Lo, winner of a US$100,000 prize reserved for scientists from the developing world, said at the TWAS 23rd General Meeting that it will take about 20 years for China to become a leader in science and technology. Professor Lo supported his guarded optimism with a slew of facts: China overtook Japan over the last decade to become the world's second-largest spender on R&D...
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