(260424) -- CHENGDU, April 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 24, 2026 shows a lunar sample collected by China's Chang'e-5 mission, at an aerospace science exhibition in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. An event marking the 11th Space Day of China kicked off in Chengdu on Friday, under the theme "A Seven-Decade Celestial Path, A shared Cosmos Faith." A series of activities are scheduled during this year's event, including an opening ceremony, an aerospace science exhibition, an aerospace culture and arts forum.
Since 2016, April 24 has been celebrated as Space Day of China, marking the launch of its first satellite Dongfanghong-1 into space on April 24, 1970. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)
