ENVISIONING THE FUTURE

Astronaut Wang Yaping talks with children at an event during the 2017 Global Space Exploration Conference in Beijing on June 6.

Over 800 international space engineers and delegates from leading aerospace companies including Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Airbus attended the conference and discussed topics regarding space exploration, space labs and relevant international cooperation.

The conference, which ran from June 6 to 8, was jointly held by the International Astronautical Federation and the Chinese Society of Astronautics.