April 24 this year will be the third "China Space Day". China's National Defense Science and Technology Industry Administration and the National Space Administration held a special press conference in Beijing on the 19th, saying that this year, "China is based on the theme of "building a new era of space together". Aerospace Day will hold more than 300 science lectures, aerospace exhibitions and other activities. A large number of aerospace exhibition halls, aerospace facilities, laboratories, workshops, etc. will also be open to the public and primary and secondary school students. The activities cover 31 provinces and autonomous regions in the mainland. Municipalities directly under the Central Government and two special administrative regions, Hong Kong and Macao.

Photo by Yang Bo, a reporter from China News Service

Li Guoping, spokesperson of the National Space Administration, said that this year's "China Space Day" home event was held in Harbin, Heilongjiang. It is co-organized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Defense Science and Technology Administration, the National Space Administration, and the Heilongjiang Provincial Government. It is co-organized by the Chinese Astronautics Society, Hosted by Harbin Institute of Technology. The home event will consist of 20 series of activities including the opening ceremony, China Space Conference, Satellite Application and International Cooperation Forum, International Commercial Space Forum, Science Popularization Week, Knowledge Competition, Report Conference, etc. Among them, the China Space Conference is the first time that "China Space Day" has been established and held.

"China Space Day" event covers the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions this year. China Satellite Communications, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, will launch activities such as visits to the Earth Station and operation equipment, satellite launch, operation and aerospace knowledge lectures at the Tai Po Earth Station in Hong Kong for primary and secondary school students in Hong Kong at the Tai Po Earth Station in Hong Kong. ; China Aerospace Electronic Technology Research Institute, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, will hold discussions on visiting satellite earth stations, TV broadcasting and control centers, and China's aerospace development history for students from the University of Macau at the Macau Satellite Earth Station.

Regarding the China Aerospace Conference, Li Guoping said that he hopes to build it into an authoritative aerospace information release platform, a technical exchange platform for Chinese and foreign aerospace peers, and a window for the public to understand aerospace. This year's first conference includes satellite remote sensing, commercial aerospace, education and culture, science popularization, etc. In the sector, the number of people who have signed up for the meeting has exceeded 2,000. He revealed that in the future, the China Space Day home event will be planned to hold the China Space Conference every year.

Li Guoping pointed out that this year's "China Space Day" event has also received attention from foreign colleagues. The Director of the United Nations Foreign Space Department congratulated "China Space Day" through video. More than 100 aerospace experts and scholars from more than 20 countries and officials from the embassies of relevant countries in China. We will participate in this "China Space Day" event. At the same time, this year's "China Space Day" will also hold a "Satellite Application and International Cooperation Forum" with the theme of "The Belt and Road Space Information Corridor to Help Social and Economic Sustainable Development", and release the "2018 China High-Segment Satellite Application National Report" and other reports.

On April 24, 1970, China's first artificial earth satellite, "Dongfanghong-1", was successfully launched, opening the prelude to the Chinese exploring the mysteries of the universe, peacefully using space, and benefiting mankind. To commemorate this important day, the State Council of China In March 2016, it was approved to establish "China Space Day" on April 24 each year from that year. (Reporter Sun Zifa)