BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) — The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China:
COMMERCIAL ROCKET
China on Tuesday sent a sea-launched rocket into space from the waters surrounding Haiyang, a coastal city in the eastern province of Shandong, placing four satellites into planned orbit.
The commercial launch vehicle, CERES-1, blasted off at 5:34 p.m. (Beijing Time). The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore mission.
HIGH-ALTITUDE FERTILITY
Chinese scientists have identified the genetic mechanism that allows Tibetans to maintain a high level of reproductive health in an oxygen-deficient highland environment.
Conducted by researchers from the Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the study was published recently in the journal Current Biology.
TYPHOON DATA
An in-situ, wave-powered, floating observation buoy has recorded data on Typhoon Saola, the ninth typhoon this year as counted by China’s meteorological authorities, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
The buoy was launched at a marine ranch in Zhuhai, south China’s Guangdong Province, by the Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, which is under the umbrella of CAS. Enditem
