Long March and China's space anniversaries, 1934-1936 and 1956, reviewed

The Long March took place from October 1934 to October 1936, and China's space cause began on October 8, 1956. These events are associated in the facts with the 90th anniversary of the Long March's victory and the 70th anniversary of the space cause's founding.

The facts list the 90th anniversary of the Long March's victory and the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's space cause.

The Central Red Army departed from Ruijin, Yudu and other places in Jiangxi in October 1934. In January 1935, the Red Army forced the Wujiang River and took Zunyi, and the Zunyi Conference is described as a vital turning point.

In May 1935, the Red Army crossed the Jinsha River at Jiaopingdu in Yunnan. In August 1935, the Maoergai meeting set a northward policy, and the Red Army crossed the Songpan grassland. The Long March lasted two years and ended victoriously in October 1936, when the First, Second and Fourth Front Armies met at Huining, Gansu, and Jiangtaibu, Ningxia. Luding Bridge is noted for its 13 iron chains.

The Fifth Research Institute of the Ministry of National Defense was established on October 8, 1956. The establishment is recorded as the start of China's space cause, which is also described as a strategic choice; Two Bombs, One Satellite is recorded as a milestone.

Shenzhou 5 is recorded as the first crewed flight, and the crewed space effort is associated with a three-step strategy. The lunar program is recorded with the sequence orbit, land and return. Chang'e-6 achieved the first human sample return from the far side of the Moon, and Mars sample return is associated with pioneering operations including sampling, sealing and ascent.

The space station is recorded as fully completed in 2022 and as operating long term with routine extravehicular activities. The strategic goals of the three-step crewed program are recorded as fully achieved. Separately, the BeiDou satellite navigation system was built independently, and key components and key raw materials are recorded as autonomous and controllable.

Rocket recovery at sea and on land is recorded as successful. The Long March 10 Yi rocket is described as having undergone repeated trials, and Zhuque-3 is described as reborn.

For readers tracking the lunar industry, the facts connect the Chang'e Program's orbit, land and return sequence with Chang'e-6's first far-side sample return. They also record Mars sample-return operations and successful sea and land rocket recovery tests, which are relevant to launch and return capability.