2026 marks the 70th anniversary of China’s space program. 70 years ago, China began building its space capabilities. In 1970, its first artificial Earth satellite, Dongfanghong-1, was successfully launched from Jiuquan, making China the fifth country in the world, after the now-defunct Soviet Union, the US, France, and Japan, to independently develop and launch an artificial satellite.…Visit Website
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