Hong Kong – China Recruitment of the planetary defense force to combat threat Asteroids collide with the earth.
Successful candidates for the search tasks related to monitoring of the asteroid near the ground and early warning systems will be asked, according to the job description of the three jobs, out of 16 It was published last week by the State Department of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND), which oversees the country’s space activities.
Applicants must be younger than 35 years old and “maintain a fixed political position” in line with the ruling Communist Party and its leader, Xi JinpingHe said.
They must also obtain a background in astronomical physics, Earth and space exploration technology, astronomy, optical engineering, space and space science, with a master’s degree or higher.
SSTIND did not immediately respond to a fax request for comment on Tuesday.
Jobs come after December 27 Discover 2024 yearsThe asteroid is up to 300 feet, crossing the Earth’s orbit every four years.
On Tuesday, NASA said there is a 3.1 % opportunity The asteroid collides with the Earth in 2032, increasing from previous estimates of 2.3 % and 1.2 %. This is the highest possibility that any large space rock had to hit the Earth in modern prediction.
“It is a small opportunity, but it is still unimportant, and it can collide with the Earth, and if that happens, it may create a great deal of damage,” said Queen Parker, laboratory manager at university space research. From Hong Kong.
But the year 2032 is far away, he said, that the Chinese program and its similarity in the United States and other countries can work together to prevent this from happening.
While the word “power” can propose military connotations like the United States Space“Including looking at international cooperation, something, in my experience, at least the Chinese loves to try to do,” Parker said.
Ads was a major topic for online discussion among young people in China, Wrestle with high unemployment.
“The threat of the asteroid has created three new job opportunities,” said one of the commentators on the Chinese social media platform Weibo.
Social media users also said that the three recruits will be under great pressure, in an attempt to save their world alone.
But Parker said they might have more companies soon.
“The thing in China is that it can devote resources and important resources, for something of this kind,” said Parker. “You start with a 16 -year -old team, and five years from now may be a 100 team.”
The planetary defense force is part of a strong Chinese space program that includes a Space stationDisadvasy to The other side of the moon and Rover on Mars.
China was a member of the International asteroid warning network, a central center for information coordinated by NASA, since 2018. In 2022, Wu Yanua, Deputy Director of the Chinese National Space Department, said a regime.
“We aim to discover these asteroids, develop defense strategies, and if necessary, find ways to change their orbits until they no longer pose a threat to humanity or land,” news in October.
In 2027, China plans to test the asteroid division closer to the NASA’s double asteroid reinstating test in 2020. NASA’s path was disrupted by destroying a spacecraft in it.
In recent years, China has made “great progress” in defending the asteroid, with engineering projects and building a business telescope. Daily newspaper in an interview published on February 10.
“In the future, we will not only enhance the formation of equipment and their performance, and improve operational models and algorithms, but also cultivating specialized talents in defending the asteroid, which contributes to the wisdom of China and the Earth’s safety protection.”
Jennifer Gate told Hong Kong and informed Don Liu and Wang from Beijing.
