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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The following are the major events in [[China]]'s space technology development since the 1950s:<br /> <br /> Oct. 8, 1956: China establishes its first institute on missile and rocket research, the No. 5 Research Institute attached to the [[Ministry of National Defense]], with [[Qian Xuesen]], a famous Chinese scientist returned from the United States, as the first director. <br /> <br /> July 19, 1964: A biological rocket carrying albino rats is launched successfully from Guangde County in east China's [[Anhui Province]], an important step forward in China's space exploration.<br /> <br /> April 1, 1968: An institute for spaceflight-oriented medical engineering starts operation in [[Beijing]], and it is charged with research into manned spaceflight. <br /> <br /> April 24, 1970: China becomes the fifth country to send a satellite into orbit, as the DFH-1 scientific experimental satellite lifts off aboard a Long March rocket. <br /> <br /> Nov. 26, 1975: China launches its first recoverable satellite, which returns to earth three days later, and becomes the third country able to operate recoverable satellites. <br /> <br /> Sept. 7, 1988: China launches meteorological satellite FY-1A at [[Taiyuan]] launch base, north China's [[Shanxi Province]]. <br /> <br /> April 7, 1990: A Long March CZ-3 sends AsiaSat-1 communication satellite into orbit, marking the start of China's commercial launch service. <br /> <br /> July 16, 1990: China launches Long March CZ-2E, a cluster carrier rocket, laying a foundation for manned spacecraft launches. <br /> <br /> 1992: China lists manned spaceflight as one of its state projects, later named Shenzhou (Divine Vessel). <br /> <br /> Nov. 20, 1999: China launches Shenzhou experimental spacecraft for the first time and the re-entry module lands in central [[Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region]] the next day. <br /> <br /> Jan. 10, 2001: Shenzhou II experimental spacecraft is successfully launched and the re-entry capsule returns to earth on Jan. 16 in central Inner Mongolia after carrying out scientific research projects. <br /> <br /> March 25, 2002: China sends unmanned Shenzhou III into orbit and after circling the earth 108 times, the craft returns to Earth, landing in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on April 1. <br /> <br /> Dec. 30, 2002: Shenzhou IV, also an unmanned spacecraft, is also launched successfully.<br /> <br /> [[category: Science and technology]]</div>

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