Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, April 24th title: Space Day! A new journey writes Chinese romance in the galaxy

　　Xinhua News Agency reporters Song Chen and Liu Zhen

  The bright moon grows on the sea, and the sky is straight up to the sky and embraces the galaxy.

  April 24 is the tenth "China Space Day". Today marks the 55th anniversary of the successful launch of my country's first artificial Earth satellite, "Dongfanghong-1". Today, the Shenzhou 20 manned spacecraft will be launched, embarking on a new journey of exploring the universe.

  Today, we are all star chasers. In April, pay tribute to the Chinese astronauts, touch the pulse of the vast universe together, and feel the Chinese romance written by the astronauts in the galaxy.

  See precious exhibits and experience cutting-edge technology to a new level-

  "The ancients wanted to go up to the blue sky and embrace the bright moon, but now we have digged the soil on the moon!" In front of the "lunar soil" exhibits retrieved by Chang'e 5 and Chang'e 6, the audience was full of pride.

  Chang'e-6 lunar back samples exhibited at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Hall. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Zhen

  The YF-100 rocket engine, the Gaofen-1 to Gaofen-7 satellites and their results display, the Tianwen-1 mission carried national flag samples and other exhibits showcase China's aerospace exploration journey.

  Looking back at China's aerospace development history, every step is not easy. After decades, China's aerospace industry has freed too many wonderful moments from nothing to something, from weak to strong.

  In 2024, China's space journey has been ongoing: a total of 68 launch vehicles have been launched, setting a record high; Chang'e-6 achieves the world's first sampling and return on the back of the moon; manned space missions have set a new record...

  Chasing dreams never stop, exploring endlessly.

  In 2025, my country's aerospace engineering mission will be implemented intensively: Tianwen-2 will perform asteroid companion flight sampling and detection mission; the solar wind magnetosphere interaction panoramic imaging satellite cooperated with Europe will reveal the interaction process and change laws of the solar wind and magnetosphere; the China-Italy electromagnetic monitoring satellite 02 will be launched at an appropriate time to serve earthquake prediction research...

  The YF-100 rocket engine exhibited in the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Hall. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Zhen

  Watch innovation and transformation, feel aerospace technology "flying into the homes of ordinary people-

  If deep space exploration is "looking up at the starry sky", then aerospace technology empowers people's livelihood is "down-to-earth". Satellite navigation, remote sensing monitoring, safety inspection... Commercial aerospace has become a "new growth engine", and new business forms such as "Aerospace+" are in full swing.

  At the science popularization exhibition, models of commercial aerospace exhibition areas such as the Gravity 1 of Oriental Space and the Zhishenxing series launch vehicle of Galaxy Power attracted many visitors to stop; at the launch ceremony, the announced commercial aerospace innovation consortium will escort the high-quality development of commercial aerospace.

  "Diver is the disappearance of splash, and aerospace is the disappearance of error." At the 2025 Aerospace Culture and Art Forum, the Chinese diving team member and Olympic champion Quan Hongchan made witty comments frequently, winning warm applause from the audience.

  A series of activities such as literary and artistic performances, theme salons, etc. focus on the integration and innovation of aerospace spirit and science and technology culture, presenting a cross-border interpretation of "aerospace + culture, art, and popular science".

  "The space dream is an important part of the Chinese dream. It is not only a space dream of self-reliance in science and technology, but also a space dream of self-reliance in culture, confidence and self-improvement." said Li Guoping, chief engineer of the National Space Administration.

  Seeing the results of cooperation, witnessing the continuous "expanding" of China's aerospace circle--

  At the launch ceremony, the release of a series of international cooperation results was inspiring: the National Space Administration announced that 7 institutions in 6 countries can obtain lunar samples brought back by the Chang'e-5 mission; "Moon multi-functional operating robot and mobile charging station" and "Pakistan Lunar Rover" and other projects were selected for the Chang'e-8 mission cooperation project; the "Announcement on the International Cooperation Opportunities of the Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission" was released, and a total of 20 kilograms of mass resources of the Tianwen-3 probe were opened...

  The picture shows the launching ceremony of the tenth "China Space Day". Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Zhen

  Our country has always adhered to the concept of joint consultation, joint construction and sharing development. Shan Zhongde, director of the National Space Administration, introduced that as of now, nearly 200 space cooperation agreements have been signed with more than 50 countries and international organizations, covering multiple fields such as earth observation, moon and deep space exploration, satellite development, etc.

  Shan Zhongde said that in the future, it will promote the construction and application of the International Lunar Research Station, the "Belt and Road" Space Information Corridor, and the BRICS Remote Sensing Satellite Constellation, and make new contributions to protecting the earth's homeland, enhancing people's livelihood and welfare, and serving the progress of human civilization.

  Space exploration is endless, and the road to pursuing dreams never stops. The space dream will support the dream of a strong country to sail towards a more vast universe, creating more new miracles belonging to China's aerospace industry.

[Editor in charge: Wu Jingze]