China

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 released a document, titled National Space Science Medium-and Long-Term Development Plan (2024-2050), which outlines general objectives for

Oct 15, 2024 • 6 mins

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, located inside the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at 10:39 am China Standard Time, or 02:39

Oct 11, 2024 • 2 mins

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 the greatest achievements of China's space exploration efforts. Before we begin do understand that this

Oct 1, 2024 • 9 mins

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 on the lunar surface later this decade! The currently unnamed spacesuit was unveiled to the public at

Sep 28, 2024 • 3 mins

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 this year up to 45! September 19th - Long March 3B/E Beginning the busy week of

Sep 25, 2024 • 6 mins

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 the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for the test. This test was the first time a privately held

Sep 11, 2024 • 5 mins

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 of 18 satellites were sent to a polar orbit atop of a Long March 6A from the

Aug 6, 2024 • 3 mins

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 aerospace enthusiast circles, CAS Space remains somewhat unknown in the West. So who is CAS Space? and

Aug 2, 2024 • 7 mins

Learn about China's launch sector and how they plan to solve and grapple with growing challenges.

Jul 22, 2024 • 10 mins

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 the launch vehicle is believed to be for final 'fit' testing and rehearsals ahead of

Jul 16, 2024 • 3 mins

Disclaimer: Launch vehicles that have recently been announced or have had minimal details shared are not included. SpaceX has slashed the cost of sending satellites into orbit since the introduction of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle in 2010. Over its fourteen-year history, Falcon 9 has flown almost 350 times while

Jul 10, 2024 • 8 mins

Disclaimer: This article contains the speculation of the writers due to the ongoing accident investigation by Space Pioneer and authorities in China. Space Pioneer has recently become a well-known name in China's commercial aerospace industry, but for the wrong reasons. The company escalated to the spotlight outside of

Jul 3, 2024 • 5 mins

China's Chang'e 6 probe departed for the Moon's far side a little over fifty-three days ago, it would later land on the Moon at the start of June. Today, the Chang'e 6 probes re-entry capsule touched down at the landing site located

Jun 25, 2024 • 5 mins