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Chinese rockets models on display in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 6, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Malaysian people in the northern
state of Penang were able to have a close look at the models of the rockets
and spacecraft used in China’s space missions such as the Yutu moon rover
with the opening of the Space Exploration Gallery on Saturday.
The six models, including four in the Long March rocket family, the Chang’e
3 lunar lander and Yutu lunar rover, were donated by the China Science and
Technology Museum with an estimated value of half a million ringgit (123,000
U.S. dollars).
Chang’e 3 lunar lander, which landed on the Moon and deployed the Yutu
rover in 2013, made China the third country to have soft-landed on the Moon,
following the United States and the former Soviet Union.
The Long March rockets are the most widely-used rockets in Chinese space
missions.
Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng, who personally pushed for the
donation when he was the chief minister of Penang two years ago, thanked the
Chinese side in his speech on Saturday.
He said the Malaysian government values its relations with China and will
continue to support China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative.
Chinese Consul-General in Penang Lu Shiwei said the six models symbolize
the good relations between the two countries and will further strengthen the
bond.
While rapidly developing its space aerospace industry, China is willing to
share related experience with other countries in the region, he added.
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