BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

CHINA'S SPACE STATION

China sent the core module of its space station into a planned orbit on April 29. The space station has a designed lifespan of ten years, but designers believe it could last more than 15 years with appropriate maintenance and repairs.

According to Zhou Jianping, chief designer of China's manned space program, maintainability is one of the space station's advantages compared with its predecessors. Maintenance and repairs can ensure the technological upgrade and long-term and reliable operation of the space station.

PULSAR RESEARCH

Chinese scientists have found the first evidence of three-dimensional (3D) spin-velocity alignment in a pulsar with the help of the world's largest radio telescope.

The discovery sheds light on unraveling the mystery involving the origin of pulsar spins and marks the beginning of in-depth pulsar research using China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST).

GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION PRODUCTS

China has approved 2,473 geographical indication (GI) products and seen 6,209 GI trademarks registered as of the end of March, according to the National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA).

In the first quarter of 2021, more than 1,400 enterprises were granted permission to use the GIs, up 669 percent year on year. Enditem

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