Russian astronaut by Andrei Pinkov

[KWIC news Jan. 21] The pro-China Da Gong Paper of Hong Kong reports recently that after more than one year of meticulous construction and joint cooperation of the Shanghai Jiangnan Shipbuilding Group and nearly one hundred research institutes and factories across China, the project for the technical upgrade of China’ s Yuanwang space and ocean survey fleet has been completed with a great success. This marks a giant step that China has taken in its space and ocean survey capability toward the advanced level of the world.

The newspaper further indicates that according to a responsible person of a department concened, the newly transformed survey ships will carry out the marine survey mission this year for the trial launch of several satellites and a new space vehicle. For this purpose, they will make their voyage to the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and Indian Ocean, where they will be stationed (Kanwa digest news by John Wu).

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