ISSI-BJ Inauguration Ceremony

On July 16, 2013, the inauguration ceremony of the International Space Science Institute-Beijing (ISSI-BJ) was held at the National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSSC, CAS) in Beijing. Professor Rafael Rodrigo, Executive Director of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI), and Professor Wu Ji, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of ISSI-BJ and Director General of NSSC, jointly inaugurated the new institute. During the opening ceremony, scientists also presented lectures on Chinese space science development, space weather monitoring and forecasting, and searching for extraterrestrial planets.