China fits final piece on world's largest radio telescope, the Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), with an aperture area of 30 football fields.
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The $180m (AL135m) satellite project will be used to explore space and help in looking for extraterrestrial life, said state media outlet Xinhua
China has fitted the final piece on what will be the world's largest radio telescope, due to begin operations in September, state media report.
Media captionRebecca Morelle takes a close up tour of China's new Five-hundred-metre Aperture Spherical Telescope - or Fast for shortScientists are now due to start debugging and trials of the telescope, Zheng Xiaonian, deputy head of the National Astronomical Observation under the Chinese Academy of Sciences told Xinhua.
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Scientists are now due to start debugging and trials of the telescope, which took about five years to build
China has stated that its space program has peaceful purposes, but the US Defence Department has said it was pursuing activities aimed to "prevent adversaries from using space-based assets in a crisis," reported news agency Reuters.
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