China’s Space Program Takes Another Step

China Take Another Step for Space

As China recently started to become more aggressive in its own space program, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) have announced that they will collaborate on a Joint Laboratory in Precision Engineering for Space Applications. A Steering committee will supervise the work in the lab.

Under the agreement, CAST will donate equipment for the new laboratory which will serve as a platform for vibration and space flight condition simulation testing. In addition, both parties will jointly invest millions for research funding for the Lab over the next five years.

CAST, founded in 1968, is perhaps the most important research and engineering firm for space flight missions for the Chinese. In an earlier agreement the two groups laid the framework to proceed with a lunar exploration program for China.