Translated by: Wu Han
Date: March 19th, 2018
In early February 2018, Elon Musk made the headlines as he opened a new era in space exploration with private companies launching rockets into space. But many people may not know that a group of students at Harbin Institute of Technology have been diligently working in the laboratory with the dream of sending satellites into space. CCTV recently reported that these students have already sent two independently developed satellites into the blue sky. Soon (2020) the ASRTU Nano-satellite they are developing will also lift off for space!
Some may ask, “How we going to create more space for exploring space?” Wu Ji and Zhao Xiaojin, members of the national committee of CPPCC, hold the opinion that private citizens and industry can take part in the development of space technology. They believe this will advance nationwide development of technology and bring about a quick response to the national strategy of Civil-Military Integration advocated by President Xi. They hope cooperation between universities and enterprise will be strengthened in the future. Additional investment of capital by industry will be needed to realize the dream of exploring space.
