The launching ceremony of China Aerospace Day in 2023 and the opening ceremony of China Aerospace Conference were held in Hefei.

　　(Correspondent Zheng Yan, reporter Zhu Shengli, Wu Liangliang, Chen Wanwan, trainee reporter Lu Jiahui) On April 24th, the launching ceremony of "China Aerospace Day" in 2023 and the opening ceremony of China Aerospace Conference were held in Hefei. Han Jun, secretary of the provincial party committee, attended the ceremony to present awards to the winners of Qian Xuesen’s highest achievement award of China Aerospace Foundation, and jointly launched the event with Zhang Kejian, vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and director of the National Space Administration. Governor Wang Qingxian delivered a speech. Zhang Kejian delivered a speech and awarded the flag of "China Aerospace Day" to China University of Science and Technology.

　　Meng Qinghai, full-time vice chairman and secretary of the Secretariat of China Association for Science and Technology, Tang Liangzhi, chairman of the CPPCC, Cheng Lihua, deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, standing committee of the provincial party committee, responsible comrades of the provincial people’s congress standing committee, the provincial government and the CPPCC, and secretary of the Party committee and president of China University of Science and Technology attended. Zhang Hongwen, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Vice Governor, presided over.

　　Before the opening ceremony, Han Jun, Wang Qingxian, Tang Liangzhi, Zhang Kejian and other officials of state ministries and commissions, central enterprises and relevant guests attended the meeting to inspect the exhibition hall. Han Jun and others first came to the space science exhibition area to watch the 30 wonderful moments when China’s space industry went global, and pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen the space science education of the whole people, especially young people, introduce more cultural and creative products that the masses love, and create a strong atmosphere for the whole society to support the development of space industry. The exhibition area of "Three Science and Technology Innovations Leading the Highland" focuses on the strategic and forward-looking achievements made by Anhui in the fields of deep space exploration, quantum information and fusion energy. Han Jun and others watched carefully and listened carefully, and learned more about the planning and construction of deep space science city in combination with the sand table, emphasizing the need to vigorously improve the basic research and original innovation capabilities and serve to build the national strategic scientific and technological strength. It is necessary to promote the transformation of aerospace frontier science and technology, support scientists and researchers to innovate and start businesses, and activate the aerospace science and technology value chain. It is necessary to strengthen talent support, actively build academicians and postdoctoral workstations, and vigorously attract more high-end talents. In the aerospace industry exhibition area, Han Jun and others stopped to look at the products such as Chutian ultra-low orbit remote sensing satellite and Haiying UAV, and asked about the landing of relevant projects in Anhui, pointing out that the aerospace industry chain is very long, covering materials, key components, radar, optics and other industries. I hope relevant departments and enterprises will strengthen their layout in Anhui, continuously expand their industrial scale, and work with Anhui to promote the high-quality development of the aerospace industry. Come to the air and space information exhibition area,Han Jun and others learned more about the application of space-time big data in Xinhua Earth, and experienced the space meta-universe technology with great interest, emphasizing the need to actively promote the transformation and application of space technology in the civil field. Standing in front of the booth of Anhui Innovation Research Institute of Beijing Institute of Technology, Han Jun and others listened to the introduction of Beidou vehicle positioning system, pointing out that it is necessary to promote the application of aerospace breeding, Beidou navigation system and other technologies in seed cultivation and agricultural machinery manufacturing, improve the core competitiveness of seed industry, and build intelligent, safe and high-end agricultural machinery. A number of well-known private aerospace enterprises at home and abroad gathered in the commercial aerospace exhibition area. While walking and watching, Han Jun and others had a cordial exchange with the booth staff, pointing out that it is necessary to introduce private capital, coordinate the economy and application of commercial aerospace, and vigorously promote the commercialization of aerospace technology.

　　王清宪在开幕式致辞中指出，要深入贯彻落实习近平总书记关于建设航天强国的重要论述，通过共襄“中国航天日”这场航天盛会，积极推动以创新为引领的航天事业发展。这次航天日主场活动，荟萃中外航天高端人才，探讨航天科学技术前沿，引领航天产业未来发展，必将为推动航天强国建设贡献新的智慧和力量。安徽依托科创优势，正展现出心系“国之大者”的应有担当，从航天科技到航天产业，越来越多的安徽元素闪耀在中国航天探索的伟大征程。我们将充分利用“中国航天日”这个重要平台，积极参与航天领域科技创新、平台建设、要素对接、产业发展、科普推广，推动航天领域基础研究、应用基础研究和应用研究贯通融合，为中国航天事业高质量发展作出更多安徽贡献。

　　张克俭在致辞中表示，今年是全面贯彻落实党的二十大精神的开局之年，也是国家航天局成立30周年。在习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的指引下，中国航天事业取得了历史性成就，航天强国建设迈出了坚实步伐。党的二十大作出加快建设航天强国的战略部署，对航天发展提出了新目标新要求，航天强国建设踏上新征程。中国航天坚持创新驱动，助推高水平科技自立自强，拓展前沿未知领域探索，加强航天关键核心技术攻关，带动国家科技创新突破；坚持科技与应用及产业融合，赋能经济社会发展，推动航天先进技术更好服务重大国家战略实施，促进空天产业高质量发展；坚持和平利用与合作发展理念，以更加开放的姿态，开展高水平国际交流与合作，为推动构建人类命运共同体贡献中国智慧、中国方案。

　　At the launching ceremony, the National Space Administration and the China Academy of Sciences jointly released the global image of China’s first Mars exploration. The scientific achievements of joint research on lunar samples of Chang ‘e-5 mission and the information that China donated lunar samples to France, China and Russia to jointly promote lunar scientific research with relevant countries were announced. The State Key Laboratory of Deep Space Exploration and the School of Deep Space Exploration of China University of Science and Technology were officially listed. The conceptual design planning of Hefei Deep Space Science City was released. The experimental star of Queqiao Tongdao Technology was officially named "Tiandu No.1" and "Tiandu No.2". 10 Hefei aerospace information industry projects were signed centrally.

　　The on-site activities were splendid, and the theme propaganda film of Aerospace Day was premiered. Chen Dong, a special astronaut of China People’s Liberation Army Astronaut Brigade, Wang Chi, an academician of China Academy of Sciences, and Han Zaifen, a representative inheritor of national intangible cultural heritage and Huangmei Opera performance artist, were elected as the ambassadors of China’s space public welfare image in 2023. Leaders and experts present awards to the winners of Qian Xuesen’s Highest Achievement Award, Qian Xuesen’s Outstanding Contribution Award, Aerospace Innovation Team Award and Aerospace International Cooperation Award of China Aerospace Foundation.

　　The event was co-sponsored by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Space Administration and the Anhui Provincial People’s Government, and undertaken by the Hefei Municipal People’s Government, China University of Science and Technology and the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory. About 1,200 people attended the opening ceremony, including relevant ministries and commissions, academicians and experts in the aerospace field, representatives of universities and enterprises, and foreign guests from space agencies, international organizations, embassies and consulates in China and scientific research institutions from more than 40 countries.