China conducted a whole-system rehearsal for the launch of its Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on May 20, with the astronaut emergency evacuation team working as the last safety barrier during pre-launching stage. #Shenzhou23# #ChinaSpaceLaunch# #ChinaSpaceStation# #Space#

A Smart Dragon 3 carrier rocket lifted off from the waters off East China's Shandong province on Wednesday, sending Oriental Smart Eye hyperspectral satellites 01 and 02 into the planned orbits. The rocket blasted off at 10:38 am (Beijing Time) from the sea near Haiyang. Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission. #space#

At 5:30 p.m. #Beijing# Time on Saturday, #China# launched the Qianfan Polar-Orbit 13 satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province aboard a Long March-6A carrier rocket. The mission, the 655th for the Long March series, successfully placed the satellites into their preset orbits. #SpaceChina#