Chinese satellite manufacturer Hongqing raises $191 million
HELSINKI — Hongqing Technology, the satellite manufacturing affiliate of launch firm Landspace, has secured one of the largest…
Rocket launches are turning the upper atmosphere into an accidental climate experiment
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission…
Hyperscalers are coming to an orbit near you. Power will decide the winners.
Amid the explosive growth surrounding telecommunications megaconstellations, orbital data centers and next-generation payloads, the space ecosystem is entering…
China designates space sector an “emerging pillar industry,” sets deep space ambitions in new economic blueprint
HELSINKI — China has designated aerospace to be an “emerging pillar industry” in a draft national economic plan,…
China files ITU paperwork for megaconstellations totaling nearly 200,000 satellites
HELSINKI — China has submitted two filings for huge non-geostationary satellite networks to the International Telecommunication Union, indicating…
China launches 4 times in 4 days, boosting megaconstellation and surveillance assets
HELSINKI — China launched four missions in four days, accelerating its record-setting launch cadence while expanding its Guowang…
The space economy isn’t for everyone
Projections for the booming space economy often come with trillion-dollar headlines, but the lion’s share of near-term revenue…
China resumes launches for Thousand Sails constellation, CAS Space launches new international payload
HELSINKI — China conducted the first launch for the Thousand Sails constellation since March as the country continues…
China launches 12th group of Guowang broadband satellites as rocket milestone highlights accelerating launch rate
HELSINKI — China added to its Guowang national broadband megaconstellation Wednesday with the 600th Long March rocket launch,…