Armed with funding boost, SpaceSail accelerates China’s push to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink
In a record funding round for China’s satellite internet sector, domestic start-up SpaceSail has raised around 7 billion…
China becomes first nation to recover orbital launch rockets with 2 distinct paths
In a global first, leading Chinese commercial rocket company LandSpace has recovered a stainless-steel booster after an orbital…
How China’s aerospace vision differs from Elon Musk’s SpaceX
China’s controlled seaborne recovery of a rocket booster using a net-capture vessel last week proved the viability and…
China leads in GPS-style, reconnaissance and anti-satellite abilities, US report says
China has leapfrogged the United States in a few mighty important sectors of space technologies: GPS-style navigation, spy-in-the-sky…
Starlink rival Qianfan hits satellite milestone, but is it too slow and costly?
China’s Qianfan network has hit a national milestone by placing over 200 broadband satellites in orbit, but there…
Will the future world order be determined by who controls low Earth orbit?
When US special forces raided Caracas and abducted president Nicolas Maduro and his wife in early January, the…
China launches heavyweight rocket to challenge SpaceX’s Falcon 9. It fails
China’s attempt to launch its most powerful privately developed rocket failed on Friday after the vehicle suffered a…
Landspace secures launch contracts for China’s megaconstellation projects
HELSINKI — Commercial launch startup Landspace has secured formal contracts to launch satellites for China’s two main megaconstellation…
China’s reusable rocket ambitions experience second setback in the same month
The Long March 12A, China’s first state-owned reusable rocket, made its debut launch on Tuesday morning but the…
China’s Shenzhou 20 debris crisis: a catalyst for space war – or peace?
A tiny piece of debris triggered the most serious mishap at China’s Tiangong space station since it became…
Space pull system: China’s industrial revolution to make rockets and satellites like cars
This emerging system aims to mass-produce space systems not just quickly but with consistent quality, lower cost and…
China’s large reusable Tianlong-3 rocket passes 1,000-tonne thrust ‘major exam’
The Chinese reusable rocket race is heating up, with two start-ups and a state-owned developer all aiming for…