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First Long March 10B Rocket Appears in Wenchang Ahead of Maiden Launch
The liquid methane and rocket-grade kerosene utilizing vehicle is just a few weeks from an expected launch, the first for a rocket series that…
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Deep Blue Aerospace's Nebula-1A Appears in Haiyang Ahead of Potential First Launch
The small reusable launch vehicle may perform its first flight from a newly built launch pad off of Haiyang’s coast.
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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.
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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.
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AI Constellation Successfully Tasks Robots on Earth From Orbit
ADA Space’s Three-Body Computing Constellation has reportedly bagged a new first for AI computing satellites.
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Orbital Refueling Being Pursued by China a Second Time, Now Commercially
State-owned enterprises proved it was possible, and Sustain Space is looking to follow.
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Shanghai Academy Exploring Methane-Powered Economical Lunar Landers
Cheaper lunar landers may support frequent deliveries of cargo to the Moon's surface in support of science, crewed missions, and infrastructure…
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LandSpace's BF-20 Engine Reaches 220 Tons of Thrust in Latest Comprehensive Tests
The full-flow staged-combustion liquid methane and liquid oxygen engine has fired up dozens of times in the last six months.
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Engineers Achieve One Gigabit Laser Link With Geostationary Satellite
Data was beamed over 40,000 kilometers for three hours, laying the groundwork regular high-speed use at even further distances.
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Spark Space's Electric-Run Lieyan-2 Engine Completes System-Wide Test
The electric-pump-fed engine is now claimed to be the world's most powerful of its kind, while still being the only one in China.
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Mengzhou Capsule Undergoing Further Trials at Sea Near Hainan
China's next-generation crewed spacecraft is set to be tested in ways that inform possible emergency scenarios.
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Spark Space Fires up Electric-Run Engine With New Funding
China's first electric-pump-fed engine has fired up for the first time ahead of flights into orbit starting in 2027.
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