Today at #IAC2015: @TheRealBuzz Presser & Heads of Agencies Plenary, including @NASA, @esa, @fka_roscosmos, @JAXA_en, @CNES, #CNSA, & #ISA.
2015-10-12 11:59:31readying for the head of agencies plenary at #iac2015 panelists are: ISA's Ben-Israel, NASA's Bolden, CNSA's XU Dazhe, Roscosmos's Komarov..
2015-10-12 19:20:42Chinese working on a new launch vehicle - liquid kerosene and new generation greener technologies. pic.twitter.com/KmOcLFFs72
2015-10-12 19:53:19#CNSA Head, Xu Dazhen discusses China's plans for new launch vehicles and the moon at #IAC2015 pic.twitter.com/EH90Zg3kTk
2015-10-12 19:53:39Dazhen: China developing next gen launchers. Last year 18 launches inc Long March. LM5 soon. Lunar sample return 2017 & 2018 lander #IAC2015
2015-10-12 19:53:49Xu Dazhe, Head of CNSA says Chang'e 5 lunar sample return to launch 2017 and Chang'e 4 to lunar farside in 2018. #IAC2015
2015-10-12 19:54:30Dazhen: Chinese Space Agency Mars mission in work. Completion of Chinese Space Station 2020. Government considers space v important #IAC2015
2015-10-12 19:55:23Dazhen: China has a 5year plan for 100+ satellites. As well as our own navigation system to be complete by 2020. #IAC2015
2015-10-12 19:56:23updates from CNSA's Xu - developing faster more environmentally friendly rocket, sending Chang'e 4 lunar lander, Mars explorer 2020 #iac2015
2015-10-12 19:57:12CNSA launched 18 missions last year, same as Roscosmos #iac2015
2015-10-12 19:57:39Dazhen: Cooperation agreements between China & 30 countries. International collaboration is important & welcomed from all countries #IAC2015
2015-10-12 19:57:41China space admin chief Xu: Lunar sample return mission in 2017, lander on far side in 2018, lander/rover combination in 2020.#IAC2015
2015-10-12 19:59:22CNSA chief Xu: China space station assembly starts 2018. Our 2015-2025 space program plans launch of 100 sats, inc Beidou navsats.#IAC2015
2015-10-12 20:01:31Woerner talking about sharing apartment and church with China on a Moon village #iac2015
2015-10-12 20:13:19Xu, China Nat'l Space Admn: LEO space station to be launched and assembled during 2018-2020. #IAC2015
2015-10-12 20:16:35Wörner: More than China & ESA & Russia are interested in moon. Not one person would say they're not interested in working on moon. #IAC2015
2015-10-12 20:17:01Xu: China supports international cooperation in all areas of space - fully open to Moon and Mars cooperation #iac2015
2015-10-12 20:22:39"China looking forward to partner internationally for their exploration programme" #IAC2015
2015-10-12 20:23:25Xu: have been exploring orbiting Chang'e4 with many companies and allocating room for China youth to participate #iac2015
2015-10-12 20:23:26"China is open for international cooperation in all areas of space exploration " - Xu Dazhe. #IAC2015
2015-10-12 20:23:27China space chief Xu: Lunar & Mars explore progressing side by side w/ us. We're open to partners, esp in far-side lunar mission.#IAC2015
2015-10-12 20:23:32Xu: China is open to collaboration with all countries. And we are also allocating student payload mass for our lunar program #STEM #IAC2015
2015-10-12 20:23:36Xu Dazhe: we are open to international cooperation with anyone who wants to work with us. #IAC2015 pic.twitter.com/cJ5OLwJEa1
2015-10-12 20:23:37Xu: China considering carrying foreign payloads and domestic student payloads on Chang'e 4. #IAC2015 #HeadofAgencies
2015-10-12 20:24:34Xu: those of us around this table must find ways to abandon prejudice and work together. China is an open country #iac2015
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