China's rocket technology hits the ski slopes

DALIAN, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Who would ever have thought that technology used on China's largest carrier rocket would be used to improve the safety of skiers?

Chinese scientists have developed a strong ski helmet with space technology originally used on the Long March-5 rocket, the country's heaviest launch vehicle and the carrier of Mars probe Tianwen-1.

The helmet, designed by a team from the Dalian Univ