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Wang Xiji, Chief Designer of China's First Launch Vehicle, Passes Away at 105
His work spanned from the Long March 1, recoverable satellites, the human spaceflight program, and future orbital infrastructures.
 • Jack C.
Ramifications of Long March 7A Failure to Be Clear Soon
The modern Long March family of launch vehicles may have gotten away without much consequence.
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Orienspace Preparing Fourth Flight in Accelerated Gravity-1 Cadence
Two flights within one calendar year would be an achievement for the company, but they are hoping for potentially four.
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Xichang Commercial Expansion Cost Projection Increases to 12 Billion Yuan
New facilities should include a launch pad for reusable rockets and supporting technical areas.
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ChinaSat Spacecraft Lost in Failed Wenchang Launch [Long March 7A Y16]
China has suffered its second failure of a geostationary space-dedicated launch vehicle this year, today with the modern part of the Long March family.
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Health of Shenzhou-23 Taikonauts Monitored With Microgravity Experiments
Tiangong TV: August 9th 2026.
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Kinetica-2 to Launch Commercial Geostationary Relay Satellites
CAS Space could become China’s first non-state-owned firm to deliver a customer’s payload into geostationary space.
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Shenzhou-21 Trio Reflect on 210-Day Space Mission, Emergency Protocols
A press conference with the three taikonauts was held on August 5th, with the crew responding to questions from the media.
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Commercial Medium Orbit Relay Spacecraft Trio to Launch in 2027
In a move away from traditional ground station services, Shifang Satlink wants to connect customer satellites to Earth through a network of its own…
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Uzbek, Indonesian Satellites Launched and Made by China [Jielong-3 Y12]
Two AI-equipped hyperspectral remote sensing spacecraft produced by STAR.VISION are now in space for their international clients.
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More GuoWang Satellites Deployed Aboard Improved Launch Vehicle [Long March 8A Y10]
New hardware introduced last month was utilized again, this time being verified in orbit for multiple hours.
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Three-Body Computing Constellation Demos 8 Day Continuous Laser Link
Joint tasks are now possible to go on for days at a time at incredible distances between co-working satellites.
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