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China's Reusable Spaceplane Quietly Progressing With Mission
With over four months spent in orbit for the fourth mission, research and technology verification has been ongoing, along with the release of a…
11 hrs ago • Jack C.
Qianfan System Testing Well Underway Ahead of Consumer Services
Trials of the current connectivity service have been taking place in the background for several months, with recent verifications of new ones too.
Jun 25 • Jack C.
China Moves to Manage Space-Based Computing Efforts
Two technical and working groups have recently been set up under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to direct the future of space-based…
Jun 24 • Jack C.
TJSW-26A Sent Towards Geostationary Space From Wenchang [Long March 7A Y20]
Another experimental communication spacecraft has been added to China's fleet of similarly designated satellites, the third in under one month, and the…
Jun 23 • Jack C.
Shanghai’s Long March 12 Has a Unique Propellant Mixture
The first-stage has cost savings, while the second-stage has a new performance-improving solution.
Jun 22 • Jack C.
Shenzhou-23 Celebrates Dragon Boat Festival, Five Years of Tiangong Crews
Tiangong TV: June 21st 2026.
Jun 21 • Jack C.
Galactic Energy Says Ceres-2 Debut Failure Caused by Faulty Nozzle
Five months after its flight, the launch vehicle operator is confident they know what went wrong.
Jun 20 • Jack C.
ADA Space Signs Strategic AI Agreement With Tencent
Cooperation between the two enterprises is set to grow demand for the Three-Body Computing Constellation.
Jun 19 • Jack C.
Reusable Long March 10B Has Been Stuck on the Ground Ahead of Debut
Bad hydraulics at Commercial Launch Pad 2 have delayed the new launch vehicles first flight for several weeks, along with other operational rockets.
Jun 18 • Jack C.
ExPace Rocket Disappears After Liftoff From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-11 Y13]
Having made its smaller launch vehicle vanish last year, the company has repeated the feat for several hours.
Jun 17 • Jack C.
GuoWang Adds Nine More Satellites to Earth Orbit Constellation [Long March 12 Y7]
Satellites for the state-backed connectivity constellation were secured inside a new carbon fiber fairing for their launch from Wenchang.
Jun 17 • Jack C.
China's Mega-Constellations Mega-Article
Tracking China's six mega-constellation efforts in low Earth orbit.
Jun 17 • Jack C.
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