摘要
The early morning of August 31st witnessed the successful launching of a satellite for experiments under microgravity from Jiuquan Satellite Launching Center in northwestern China.Named“Taiji-1”,this satellite marks the first mission under the Phase-II of the Strategic Priority Program on Space Science(SPPSS-II)sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).As confirmed by the National Space Science Center(NSSC),CAS in late September,the experiments aboard are so far in smooth operation,and the satellite in proper status with all test results reported normal.
