China launches first shared education satellite

Researchers install satellite Young Pioneer 1 to the rocket at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in northwest China's Gobi Desert, Jan. 23, 2018. China's first shared education satellite, Young Pioneer 1, carried by the Long March-2D rocket, was launched into space Friday from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. After in-orbit tests, it will share its data resources with primary and secondary schools to provide students with experiences like wireless communication and space photography. (Xinhua/Chinese Academy of Sciences )