epa10643841 A Long March-2C carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, 21 May 2023. China successfully sent new space science satellites into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, including Macao's first space exploration satellite project Macao Science 1. Macao Science 1 is the first space science satellite program jointly developed by the Chinese mainland and Macao. EPA/XINHUA / Wang Jiangbo CHINA OUT / MANDATORY CREDIT EDITORIAL USE ONLY