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Tri-Core Kinetica-2 Soars Into Orbit Carrying Cargo Spacecraft on First Mission! [Kinetica-2 Y1]
A prototype version of the Qingzhou cargo spacecraft is in orbit for the first time following the debut launch, having also carried two small rideshare…
19 hrs ago • Jack C.
Shenzhou-21 Crew Tidy Up Tiangong Following Recent Second Spacewalk
Tiangong TV: March 29th 2026.
Mar 29 • Jack C.
Space Pioneer's First Tianlong-3 Rumoured to Launch No Earlier Than March 30th
Customer payloads may be onboard the launch vehicle's first flight, coming after months of waiting.
Mar 28 • Jack C.
Mysterious Shiyan Research Satellite Launched From Cloudy Jiuquan [Long March 2C/YZ-1S]
Stated to be for space environment research, Shiyan-33 was boosted into its target orbit by an additional stage to start its mission.
Mar 27 • Jack C.
Sustain Space Successfully Completes First Robotic Refueling Arm Test
In space, Xiyuan-0’s arm has been freed for the past week to conduct verifications of its systems and control.
Mar 26 • Jack C.
Third Earth Observation Satellite Pair Deployed via Taiyuan Launch Mission [Long March 2D Y105]
The two satellites were carried into space by a modified Long March 2D, equipped with a new 4.2-meter fairing.
Mar 26 • Jack C.
Astronstone Raises 200 Million Yuan Ahead of Early 2027 Debut Launch
The AS-1 launch vehicle from the almost two-year-old company may be completed this year thanks to new capital.
Mar 25 • Jack C.
China's First Asteroid Deflection Test Mission to Begin in Late 2027
Two spacecraft will be launched towards an asteroid in deep space to understand the basics of a planetary defence system.
Mar 24 • Jack C.
Sino-European SMILE Space Weather Satellite Nears South American Launch
Having arrived in French Guiana a few weeks ago, the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ space weather satellite is not far from…
Mar 23 • Jack C.
Sea Launch Delivers Second Group of Ten Navigation Satellites [Jielong-3 Y10]
China Rocket's Jielong-3 has now flown from the sea for the tenth time, all successfully so far.
Mar 22 • Jack C.
Mengzhou Abort Plans, Lanyue Lander Systems Detailed in New Papers
Details about the spacecraft for China's crewed lunar landing missions have been shared thanks to newly released academic papers.
Mar 21 • Jack C.
CAS Space Tests New Engines to Upgrade Kinetica-2 Rocket
Kinecore-2 will allow the vehicle to reuse its first-stage, while Kinecore-4 is set to enable missions beyond Earth orbit.
Mar 20 • Jack C.
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