BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) — The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

SPACE LAUNCHES

China is projected to make about 100 space launch missions this year, which will set the country’s new record, according to information released at a press conference on Monday.

The launches include the maiden flight from China’s first commercial spacecraft launch site in addition to more satellite liftoffs to form constellations, according to the press conference.

TIBETAN GOAT CLONING

Chinese scientists have cloned two live Tibetan goats from adult goats body cells in northwest China’s Qinghai Province, in an effort to prevent the plateau livestock breed from degenerating.

Under the program led by a research team of the Northwest A&F University, three rams and one ewe were used as cell donors for the clones.

“Two cloned goats have been born in Qinghai. The first-born weighed 3.4 kg and is healthy,” said Su Jianmin, the chief scientist leading the cloning program, adding that the cloning research made in Qinghai can help the breed sustain its adaptivity to the plateau environment after birth.

CONNECTED VEHICLES

A roadway for intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) was launched as a demonstration project in Baodi District, north China’s Tianjin Municipality on Monday. This marks the city’s first initiative of its kind.

The roadway is equipped with a cloud control system that enables coordinated sensing, planning and decision-making for the ICVs and real-time monitoring of the vehicles.