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China To Launch 1st "Seed Satellite"
Beijing (XNA) May 31, 2005 The Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense revealed that China would launch the first "seed satellite" specially designed for seed-breeding in space. The "seed satellite" project has been approved and initiated development work in a comprehensive way. The "seed satellite" project consists of satellite research and development, launch and recovery, seed breeding, mechanism research and simulation tests. In space seed-breeding, seeds and animalcula are sent into space about 200 to 400 km away from the earth in recoverable satellite or recoverable space vehicles and exposed to cosmic radiation, micro-gravity, high vacuum, alternating magnetic field and other special factors to cause useful mutation that is hard to obtain on the earth. After selection and cultivation of seeds and trial plant, scientists will be able to cultivate high-yield and high-quality plant variants. Chinese scientists hope to send seeds to the space with the "seed satellite" and carry out space seed-breeding to cultivate new plant variants with outstanding mutation properties with mature induced mutation breeding technologies of the country. The recoverable "seed satellite" is designed to return to the earth after the launch and leave the "micro-gravity experiment system" in the orbit as an "unmanned space lab" to serve in the space. Source: Xinhua News Agency Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express
Walker's World: China As Center Of Bush's World
Washington (UPI) May 25, 2005Something fundamental has changed in the way the United States relates to the world. Suddenly one country seems to be dominating U.S. policymakers for the first time since the end of the Cold War downgraded the Kremlin as the central focus of Washington's attention. |
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