Nation embraces greater appliance of science
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Jimu-1 high-altitude observatory aerostat
Launch: 2019
Status: Operational, with two more upgraded versions in the pipeline
Location: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Mission: To collect atmospheric data to study climate change at an altitude of more than 7,000 meters above sea level
Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory
Launch: Set to be completed next year
Status: Half of the facility became operational this year
Location: 4,400 meters above sea level in Daocheng, Sichuan province.
Mission: To track the origins of high-energy particles using thousands of detectors spanning over 136 hectares