摘要
By integrating 38 observing sites along the 120°E longitude and 30°N latitude, China has set up two new chains to better understand and predict near-Earth space environment. Shown is a very high frequency radar array in south China built by scientists from the National Space Science Center (NSSC), Chinese Academy of Sciences to detect ionospheric variations. China has also launched an international initiative to invite ground-based stations from Russia, Canada, the US and Brazil, etc. to participate in global-scale observations.
The accurate dockings of China＇s spacecraft Shenzhou-9, which carried the first Chinese woman astronaut and her male colleagues, with the Tiangong-1 space laboratory is revealed to top China＇s most important 10 $＆T advances of the year 2012 on January 19, 2013, after a vote by Members of CAS and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Also on the list are other significant S＆T developments in space exploration, including results from the lunar orbiter Chang＇E-2, and some breakthroughs in basic physics. This is the 19th time for Members of the two Academies to choose the outstanding S＆T achievements of a year to mark China＇s S＆T progress. Now let＇s follow the academicians to review these achievements, many of which are made by CAS scientists or with their participation, by fields,
