The 10 latest articles on China's Rockets & Launches come from 10 sources, published between Oct 27 and Nov 6.
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard said that China’s Long March 12 rocket launch, initially scheduled on Friday, was moved to Monday, Nov. 9. In an advisory, the Coast Guard District Palawan (CGDP) advised mariners to take note on the new launch…
In China, commercial space company Light Year Explorer has manufactured a rocket payload fairing with a wooden outer shell. According to the company, the development is intended to reduce costs and shorten the production time of launch vehicles for frequent…
China’s advances in reusable rocket technology are narrowing the U.S. lead in launch capabilities and intensifying competition across the global space industry. As China develops a lower-cost launch ecosystem, the implications could extend from satellite deployment and commercial markets to…
The Lijian-2 Y2 carrier rocket lifted off from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone in northwest China at 08:15 Beijing time on Tuesday. The rocket sent its payloads, a group of 18 satellites into the planned orbit. This was the second flight…
CGTN China's Lijian-2 rocket launches new group of satellites China launched a Lijian-2 Y2 carrier rocket from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China on Tuesday. The rocket sent its payloads, a new satellite group, into the planned…
TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – China is expanding and diversifying its launch infrastructure to meet the growing demand from the commercial space industry, with its offshore launch platforms, commercial spaceports and dedicated launch pads etc. A typical example is a commercial rocket…
Andrew Jones writes about China's space industry, including civilian programs, space science and exploration, policy, and commercial developments for SpaceNews, and writes the China Report newsletter. He has additional bylines in Scientific American, IEEE Spectrum, Space.com, BBC and more.
These scenes reflect how far China's space capabilities have developed, from crewed flight to a space station in orbit and efforts to master reusable rockets. A Long March into space The year 2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the victory of the…
AVIC subsidiary Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute has lifted the veil on its Haolong reusable cargo space shuttle. China Unveils Haolong Cargo Space Shuttle The Haolong development model. Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week's Air…
China’s reusable experimental spacecraft has flown four orbital missions since September 2020, launched aboard Long March 2F rockets. The first mission lasted two days; the second, launched in August 2022, remained in orbit for 276 days; and the third, launched in December 2023, lasted 268 days.
China's launches: the Long March family, commercial rockets such as Zhuque-3 and Tianlong-3, reusable-rocket tests and the country's launch records.
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