Milestones
Milestones: 1970
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-09-30 05:12
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 Dongfanghong-I, China's first satellite, is sent into orbit on April 24, 1970. Xinhua |
-- On April 24, China successfully sends its first satellite into orbit.
-- The 1,085 km-long Chengdu-Kunming Railway opens to traffic on July 1.
-- The Tanzania-Zambia Railway starts construction in October.
-- Construction of Gezhouba project, the first large dam across the Yangtze River, is given the go-ahead in December.
