China’s 42nd Antarctic expedition team, organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, recently departed from Shanghai for the South Pole. Onboard the expedition vessel is the nation’s pioneering shipborne meteorological observation system, which brings advanced aerospace technology to polar research.
On November 9, the delivery and launch ceremony for the “Yuedian 83” rotor sail project was held at CSSC Chengxi Shipyard Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), marking the successful installation of China’s first fully domestically developed mobile large rotor sail on a cargo ship.
Cross-border helicopter services, operated by the Shenzhen General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection, have recently commenced at the Shenzhen Shekou Cruise Homeport, a subsidiary of China Merchants Group. This marks the official inauguration of the “30-minute efficient travel circle” in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).
On November 5, the No. 6 unit of the Puqi Phase III 2×1000 MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired power project in Hubei Province successfully completed a 168-hour full-load trial operation, marking the official commissioning of China’s first 1-million-kilowatt “Six-in-One Control” power project.
On October 30, the construction of China’s first comprehensive green methanol demonstration project which integrates “green methanol production, fuel bunkering, and ocean shipping” was officially launched in Siping, Jilin Province. This initiative, known as the Lishu Wind-Solar Hydrogen-Biomass Coupled Green Methanol Project, marks a significant advancement in sustainable energy solutions.
China launched a group of internet satellites into orbit on Monday morning, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the leading State-owned space contractor.
At 11:44 p.m. on October 31, the Long March-2F carrier rocket was successfully launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. It carried astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei, and Zhang Hongzhang aboard the Shenzhou-21 crewed spacecraft to the China Space Station. The crew will join the Shenzhou-20 team already in orbit to conduct a crew handover and commence a six-month space mission.
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Ltd. (AVIC) recently announced that China’s AG600 “Kunlong”, a domestically developed large amphibious aircraft, successfully carried out its first water scooping and dropping drill in a natural setting at Songhua Lake in Jilin Province. This marks the aircraft’s inaugural operation outside its regular water testing base in Jingmen, Hubei Province.