Get to know China's Long March rockets
Get to know the dozens of Long March rockets from China.
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Articles under this tag explore China’s aerospace ecosystem, covering launch cadence, spacecraft, space policy, and the broader STEM technologies driving its rise as a global space power.
LandSpace nearing launch of upgraded Zhuque-2
LandSpace announced on October 21st that it had successfully conducted a static fire test with its TQ-15A engine and a new second-stage design. The duration of the test was not shared. The new
China shares space science goals for 2050
On October 15th, the China National Space Administration, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the China Manned Space Agency announced a plan for the next twenty-five years of space exploration. These three agencies
China's first reusable satellite successfully returns
China's first reusable satellite, Shijian-19, returned to Earth on October 11th. According to the China National Space Administration, the Shijian-19 spacecraft's capsule touched down in the Dongfeng Landing Site,
Top Five Greatest Achievements in China's Space Exploration Efforts
October 1st, 2024, is the day when the People's Republic of China turns 75! As such we'd like to celebrate by recapping what we believe to be some of
China unveils lunar spacesuit!
Sixteen years and one day after taikonauts Zhai Zhigang (翟志刚) and Liu Boming (刘伯明) performed China’s first spacewalk, the China Manned Space Agency unveiled the spacesuit that will be used by taikonauts
Kinetica-1 wraps up busy week of launches from China
In the past week, five rockets have blasted off from China's various launch sites carrying two dozen satellites into orbit. These launches also bring China's total number of launches
LandSpace breezes through second reusable rocket test!
LandSpace, a Chinese commercial launch company, announced that they had completed a 10-kilometer hop test. The hop test was using the company's Zhuque-3 VTVL-1 vehicle, with it launching and landing inside
China begins mega-constellation construction!
At 14:42 pm China Standard Time, or 06:42 am Universal Coordinated Time, on August 6th, the first batch of satellites for the Shanghai-backed Qianfan mega-constellation was sent skyward! This first batch
Get to know CAS Space!
CAS Space is one of China's many commercial launch providers, and it currently operates one of the most capable launch vehicles available in the Chinese commercial launch market. However, outside of
Chinese launch sites and China's launchsite bottleneck
Learn about China's launch sector and how they plan to solve and grapple with growing challenges.
Long March 12 appears for testing ahead of debut next month
On July 16th a Long March 12 'simulator' was spotted being transported around the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site (文昌商业航天发射场), in China's southernmost province of Hainan. The simulator of