School prepares for launch of first 'youth satellite'
China DailyStudents ask for signatures from Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut in space, on Thursday at Wenchang Middle School in Hainan province. YUAN CHEN/FOR CHINA DAILY The "Wenchang Youth-Wenchang Middle School" satellite, the first satellite named after a school in Hainan province, is scheduled to be launched from the nearby Wenchang Space Launch Site by the middle of next year. "The satellite is an achievement of the construction of the Wenchang International Aerospace City and the aerospace science and technology education of Wenchang Middle School," said Wu Zhijun, the school's vice-principal, at a ceremony marking the start of the preparations on Thursday. "The school has continuously increased its investment in aerospace science and technology education, utilizing the geographical advantages of the Wenchang Space Launch Site," said Duan Huasong, the school's principal. As a leading school in Wenchang, China's fourth space launch city, Wenchang Middle School is the only one in Hainan that has included space education in its curriculum since 2017.
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