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    Sep 24, 2020 3 minutes

    NEW ASTEROID NAMED AFTER CHINESE SCIENTIST

    A newly discovered asteroid has been named after renowned Chinese scientist Wu Weiren, chief designer of China’s lunar exploration program.

    On September 8 a ceremony was held in Beijing to officially announce Asteroid Wuweiren, approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) earlier in April.

    Wu, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a major pioneer of Chinese deep space exploration, is the winner of the World Space Award, the highest award of the International Astronautical Federation, in 2020.

    Wu was appointed as the chief designer of China’s lunar exploration program in 2008. Under his guidance, China launched three lunar probes, the last one being , which made the

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