Chinese space defence expert Zhang Xiaoxin dies in car crash in Beijing


Zhang Xiaoxin, who died on Sunday, was a pioneer in China’s space weather sector and left a mark in space, aviation and communications and China’s serviced space missions. -- Photo: Handout via SCMP

BEIJING (SCMP): A top Chinese space expert who specialised in weather monitoring and early warning systems died in a car crash in Beijing on Sunday night aged 62.

Zhang Xiaoxin, a space expert who had long been involved in space weather research, was mourned in an obituary issued on Tuesday by the National Satellite Meteorological Centre (NSMC), an affiliate of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), where he worked.

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