First long-distance rocketOn May 18, 1980, China launched its first long-distance carrier rocket to the planned area in the Pacific.
Technology of sending satellites via one rocketOn September 20, 1981, China sent three satellites into orbit via one carrier rocket. It therefore became the fourth country in the world to have such technology.
First radar speedometerIn 1982, Road Security Project Research Center under the Ministry of Transport developed China's first radar speedometer.
First super computerOn December 22, 1983, Yinhe-1, capable of performing 100 million calculations per second, was developed by the Computer Institute under the National Defense Science and Technology University in Changsha, Hunan Province.
First 'test-tube goat' On March 9, 1984, Chinese and Japanese scientists bred Xu Rigan, the first "test-tube goat." In 1989, a "test-tube lamb" was bred.
First Antarctica expeditionOn November 20, 1984, China launched its first expedition to Antarctica. On December 30, the team landed on King Geroge Island. On February 20, 1985, China established its first research station in Antarctica, called the Changcheng (Great Wall) Station. On Februray 26, 1989, China established the second research station, the Zhongshan Station. 
First Broadcast SatelliteOn February 1, 1986, China successfully launched its first operational communications broadcast satellite, Dongfanghong-2 by the Long March III carrier rocket. 
Mobile serviceOn November 11, 1987, China set up simulated mobile service in Guangdong Province and started business operations.
Connected to InternetOn September 14, 1987, scientists from China and Germany together sent out China's first email entitled, "Across the Great Wall, we can reach every corner in the world." The email was received in Germany six days later on September 20.
Beijing Electron-Positron ColliderOn October 16, 1988, China's first physics collider - Beijing Electron-Positron Collider (BEPC) - conducted a successful collision.
Hepatitis B vaccineIn 1988, China developed a hepatitis B vaccine.
The theory of 'science and technology constitute a primary productive force'On September 5, 1988, Deng Xiaoping put forward the theory that science and technology constitute a primary productive force.
First weather satelliteOn September 7, 1988, China launched a trial weather satellite, Fengyun-1, via the Long March IV carrier rocket. This was the first polar orbit weather satellite developed and launched by China.