 China tested its first atomic bomb and first hydrogen bomb in 1964 and 1967 respectively, and successfully launched its first satellite (Dong Fang Hong I) in 1970.23 scientists involved in the project were awarded the Two Bombs and One Satellite Merit Award () in 1999.In 2015, the Two Bombs, One Satellite Memorial Museum was opened on the Huairou campus of the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.