China's space program marks 70th anniversary

A verified milestone marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's space program. The Fifth Research Academy of the Ministry of National Defense has a recorded announcement date of October 8, 1956.

The milestone is listed as the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's space program. The Fifth Research Academy of the Ministry of National Defense has an announcement date of October 8, 1956.

Qian Xuesen is recorded with the title of first president. Sun Jiadong is listed as the overall technical head of the Dongfanghong-1 satellite and as the first chief designer of the lunar exploration program.

The Dongfeng-1 missile is recorded with a milestone of streaking across the sky. The two-bomb combined test has a test result of a fully successful hot test, and the Julang-1 missile is recorded with a milestone of leaping from the sea surface.

Huang Weilu is listed as chief designer of Julang-1. Yingji-8 is described as China's Feiyu, and Base 061 is described as built in mountains.

The Long March 1 carrier rocket and the Dongfanghong-1 satellite both have launch dates of April 1970.

Modern records include the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft having an anomaly in orbit, the Beidou-3 global satellite navigation system having a 100% domestic rate for core components and parts, and Chang'e achieving the world's first return of samples from the far side of the Moon.

The Long March 10 Yi first stage was successfully recovered. The Long March series is recorded as having overcome key technologies including large-thrust green propulsion and controllable recovery at sea, and the China Space Station is recorded as fully built into a national space laboratory.

For readers tracking the lunar industry, the facts include Chang'e's world-first return of samples from the far side of the Moon. That is a direct lunar sample-return capability.

The Long March 10 Yi first-stage recovery and the Long March record on large-thrust green propulsion and controllable sea recovery are launch-technology facts. The China Space Station is listed as a fully built national space laboratory.

Beidou-3's 100% domestic core-component rate and the Shenzhou-20 in-orbit anomaly are separate indicators of capability and risk in China's space infrastructure.