BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) — The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

CARGO SPACESHIP MISSION

China’s cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2, carrying supplies, equipment and propellant, successfully docked with the space station core module Tianhe on Sunday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

At 5:01 a.m. (Beijing Time), Tianzhou-2 and Tianhe completed computer-orchestrated rendezvous and docking. The whole process took approximately eight hours, the CMSA said.

The Long March-7 Y3 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-2, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan at 8:55 p.m. (Beijing Time) Saturday.

SELF-DRIVING IN BEIJING

The safety test mileage of Beijing’s self-driving vehicles has exceeded 3 million km to date, equivalent to going about 75 times around the equator.

Currently, the city has 226 routes for testing self-driving vehicles, totaling approximately 752.4 km, said Beijing Innovation Center for Mobility Intelligent Co., Ltd.

BEIDOU SYSTEM

China’s self-developed Beidou navigation tech is eyeing fast development in industrial applications as it continues to expand its presence globally, according to experts at an industrial conference.

The value of industries related to the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has seen an annual average growth of more than 20 percent over the last decade and topped over 400 billion yuan (62.14 billion U.S. dollars) last year, data by the China Satellite Navigation Conference showed.

Yang Jun, deputy director of China’s Satellite Navigation System Management Office, said the figure is estimated to exceed 1 trillion yuan by 2025.

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