China in Space
Sustain Space Successfully Completes First Robotic Refueling Arm Test
Third Earth Observation Satellite Pair Deployed via Taiyuan Launch Mission [Long March 2D Y105]
Astronstone Raises 200 Million Yuan Ahead of Early 2027 Debut Launch
China's First Asteroid Deflection Test Mission to Begin in Late 2027
Sino-European SMILE Space Weather Satellite Nears South American Launch
Sea Launch Delivers Second Group of Ten Navigation Satellites [Jielong-3 Y10]
Mengzhou Abort Plans, Lanyue Lander Systems Detailed in New Papers
CAS Space Tests New Engines to Upgrade Kinetica-2 Rocket
AI Constellation Successfully Tasks Robots on Earth From Orbit
Orbital Refueling Being Pursued by China a Second Time, Now Commercially
Shanghai Academy Exploring Methane-Powered Economical Lunar Landers
Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Perform Second Spacewalk, Harvest Space Tomatoes [SZ-21 EVA-2]
Orbital Refueling Test, AI Earth Observation Demo Satellites Delivered by Rideshare Launch [Kuaizhou-11 Y7]
Second Retrograde Yaogan Remote Sensing Satellite Placed into Orbit [Long March 6A Y28]
CAS Space's Kinetica-2 Set for March Debut Carrying Qingzhou Prototype
Reusable Rockets, Deep Space Exploration, Connectivity Constellations Discussed at 2026's Two Sessions
Two Experimental Earth Observation Satellites Delivered From Xichang [Long March 2D Y95]
GuoWang Mission Ends China's Month-Long Launch Hiatus [Long March 8A Y8]
Where and When Will China Land Taikonauts on the Moon?
How Large Are GuoWang's Mega-Constellation Satellites?
Shenzhou-21 Crew Resume Space Science Work Following Spring Festival
With a Prolonged Pause, Where Are China's Launches?
Jiuquan Set to Host First Qianfan Constellation Launch in Coming Weeks
LandSpace's BF-20 Engine Reaches 220 Tons of Thrust in Latest Comprehensive Tests
Engineers Achieve One Gigabit Laser Link With Geostationary Satellite
Spark Space's Electric-Run Lieyan-2 Engine Completes System-Wide Test
U.S. Space Force Looking Into Attacking Chinese Satellites, Lt. Gen. Outlines
Brazil Approves Qianfan Constellation to Begin Providing Connectivity Services
Scientists Publish Model of Potential Lunar Water Ice Locations Ahead of Chang'e 7 Mission
Pakistani Visitor, Hong Kong or Macao Taikonaut Set to Journey to Tiangong This Year, CMSA Details
China's Space Enterprises Quietly Lead in-Space AI Compute Capabilities
Wenchang Commercial Launch Site Aiming for 20+ Missions This Year Following Provincial Leadership Visits
Mengzhou Capsule Undergoing Further Trials at Sea Near Hainan
Sino-European Space Weather Satellite en Route to South American Launch Site
LandSpace Wants to Reuse Zhuque-3 Boosters by Years End
Third Gravity-1 Rocket Being Prepared for Constellation-Carrying Flight, Reports Say
Spark Space Fires up Electric-Run Engine With New Funding
Zhang Lu, Wu Fei, Zhang Hongzhang Celebrate Chinese New Year in Space!
Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Prepare for Spring Festival Onboard Tiangong
Long March 10A Test Booster Flew As Expected Despite Grid Fin Issue, Rocket Designer Says
New Funding Raised for Reusable Rocket Makers iSpace and Space Epoch
Newcomer Zenk Space Fires Up Zhihang-1 First-Stage in Haiyang
Pakistani, Hong Kong Satellites Deployed via Launch From South China Sea [Jielong-3 Y9]
China Successfully Conducts Mengzhou in-Flight Abort Test with Booster Splashdown!
Second Xihe Sun-Monitoring Mission Set to Launch in 2028 or 2029
Shenzhou-21 Crew Particpate in More Medical Experiments, Tests at Halfway Point of Mission
Pakistani Astronaut to Visit Tiangong Later This Year via Shenzhou-24 Mission
China's Reusable Spaceplane Departs Jiuquan to Begin Fourth Mission [Long March 2F/T]
Mengzhou In-Flight Abort Test Expected on February 11th
Qianfan Constellation Looks to Airline Services With Panasonic Memorandum
Potential Space Data Centers Attracts Interest From State and Commercial Enterprises
What Do We Know About China's Reusable Spaceplane?
Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Conduct Health Related Experiments and Tests
Second Algerian Remote Sensing Spacecraft Deployed Into Orbit [Long March 2C]
Space Pioneer's Tianlong-3 'Ready to Launch', Media Reports
Shijian-25 and Shijian-21 Are Going Their Separate Ways in Geostationary Space
Wenchang Appears to Be Preparing for Major Mengzhou Spacecraft Test
Test Tourism Space Capsule Conducts First Drop Evaluations
Shenzhou-20 Crew Respond to Questions on Space Debris Strike, 204-Day Mission Onboard Tiangong
Second Commercially Made GuoWang Group Reaches Orbit [Long March 12 Y5]
Uncrewed Shenzhou-20 Spacecraft Returns to Earth Following Debris Damage
Reusable Long March 12B Fires Up Ahead of First Flight
New Commercial Rocket Fails During Debut Mission [Ceres-2 Y1]
Shijian Spacecraft Lost Due to Rare Long March Launch Failure [Long March 3B/E]
European, Chinese Space Agency Heads Meet for First Time Since 2017
Commercial Sea Launch Lofts Four Internet of Things Satellites [Ceres-1S Y7]
Algerian Remote Sensing Satellite Delivered to Orbit From Jiuquan [Long March 2C]
Chinese News Outlets Say Giant Constellation Filing Is Lawful, Not Final Deployment Plan
Wenchang Launch Begins GuoWang Deployments in 2026 [Long March 8A Y7]
China's First 2026 Launch Enters Retrograde Orbit With Imaging Spacecraft [Long March 6A Y27]
CAS Space Debuts Suborbital Research and Technology Testing Rocket
Shenzhou-21 Trio Conduct Emergency Drills, Support Battery and Brain Research
Chinese Constellation Operators Submit Plans for Almost 200,000 New Satellites
Yang Liwei Provides Progress Update on China's Crewed Lunar Landing Hardware
Taikonauts Prepare for Lunar Missions via Six-Day Cave Training Exercise
China Lodges Informal Complaint Against Starlink, U.S. Commercial Satellite Constellations
LandSpace IPO Moves Forward With 7.5 Billion Yuan Planned to Be Raised
China Continues Space Progress Through 2025
Three Reusable Rockets Complete Tests, Assembly Ahead of 2026 Flights
China Concludes Global Launches in 2025 With New Shijian Duo [Long March 7A Y7]
New Cartography Satellite Launched via Final Jiuquan Mission of 2025 [Long March 4B Y69]
Taikonauts Support Plant and Materials Experiments, Space-Flown Mice Reproduce
Upgraded Weather Satellite Lofted Toward Geostationary Orbit [Long March 3B/E Y113]
Long March 8A Completes Debut Year With GuoWang Mission [Long March 8A Y6]
State-Owned Launch Provider Eyeing Wenchang Commercial Launch Pads for New Rocket
Shanghai Academy Debuts Reusable Rocket, Fails Landing Attempt [Long March 12A Y1]
Commercial Reusable Launch Vehicle Prepares to Fly From Wenchang in 2026
Second Massive TJSW Spacecraft Launched From Wenchang [Long March 5 Y10]
Zhuque-3 Booster Should Land for First Time in 2026, LandSpace Says
Astronstone Tests Prototype Reusable Rocket Catching Arms
Replacement Mapping Satellite Delivered From Winter Taiyuan [Long March 4B Y61]
China Appears to Have Refueled a Geostationary Satellite in World-Leading Test
SpaceX Alleges Close Approach of China-Launched Satellite to Starlink Constellation
New Commercial Cargo Spacecraft Reaches Orbit for Yearlong Mission [Kuaizhou-11 Y8]
Qingzhou Cargo Delivery Spacecrafts Maiden Flight Delayed to 2026
Sunrise Launch Delivers More GuoWang Satellites [Long March 12 Y4]
Wenchang Commercial Launch Site Plans to Complete New Facilities in 2026
CAS Space Launches Handful of International, Chinese Satellites [Kinetica-1 Y11]
Eighth TJSW Satellite Delivered to Geostationary Space [Long March 3B/E]
First Shenzhou-21 Spacewalk Inspects Damaged Spacecraft, Installs Protective Hardware [SZ-21 EVA-1]
Yaogan-47 Remote Sensing Spacecraft Placed Into Sun-Synchronous Orbit [Long March 4B Y64]
Latest Taiyuan Launch Expands GuoWang Mega-Constellation [Long March 6A Y15]
CMSA Doubles Down on Safety Following First Human Spaceflight Emergency
GuoWang Becomes China's Largest Constellation for Second Time With Wenchang Mission [Long March 8A]
Mega-Constellation Operators Ink Agreements With Airbus, Türkiye, Bangladesh
Maritime Navigation Duo Launched From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-1A Flight-31]
Long March 12 Series Jiuquan Launch Pad Complete Ahead of Reusable Rocket Debut
LandSpace Successfully Debuts Zhuque-3, Falls Barely Short of Landing [Zhuque-3 Y1]
Long March 10 Series Booster Recovery Ship Delivered To Launch Vehicle Academy
Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Participate in Medical Experiments, Routine Emergency Drill
Vague Shijian Mission Launched out of Wenchang [Long March 7A Y10]
China National Space Administration Establishes New Commercial Space Department
2026 Human Spaceflight Missions to Proceed as Planned Following 'Emergency Response' Mission
China Releases Action Plan for Promoting Commercial Space Development
China Has Three Reusable Rockets Ready for Their Debut Flights
'Emergency Response' Shenzhou-22 Successfully Launched to Tiangong [Long March 2F/G Y22]
Galactic Energy Fires Reusable Rocket Engine, Discloses Cause of Ceres-1 Failure
Seventh TJSW Spacecraft of 2025 Launched via Xichang Mission [Long March 3B/E]
Tianlong-3 Quietly Arrives at Jiuquan Ahead of Several Reusable Rocket Debuts
New Space Monitoring Trio Reaches Orbit Following Jiuquan Launch [Long March 2C]
Replacement Shenzhou-22 Spacecraft to Launch in a Week
Chang'e 7 to Start Searching for Lunar Water Ice in Mid-2026
Shenzhou-20 Taikonauts Return Aboard Shenzhou-21 Spacecraft Following Debris Concerns
Test Tourism Space Capsule Begins Assembly
OrienSpace, iSpace Reusable Rockets Inch Forward as 2025 Debuts Slip Away
Will the Shenzhou-20 Taikonauts Return With Their Spacecraft?
Three Satellites Lost as Galactic Energy Suffers Launch Failure [Ceres-1 Y19]
GuoWang Reaches 100+ Satellites Deployed With Wenchang Mission [Long March 12 Y3]
CAS Space Delivers Test Satellites for Remote Sensing Constellation [Kinetica-1 Y9]
Anonymous Sea Launch Reaches Low Earth Orbit [Long March 11H]
What's Happening With the Shenzhou-20 Return Delay?
Tianwen-1 Mars Orbiter Performs Closest Observation of Interstellar Comet
Two Reusable Rockets Complete Static Fires Ahead of Debut Flights
Barbecue Feast Hosted on Tiangong During Crew Handover
Third Beyond Low Earth Orbit Yaogan Satellite Launched [Long March 7A Y13]
Mengzhou-1, Pakistani Visitor to Tiangong Set for 2026, CMSA Details
Shenzhou-21 Successfully Strides Into Orbit! [Long March 2F/G Y21]
Zhang Lu Will Lead Shenzhou-21 Mission to China's Tiangong Space Station
New Launch Startup Aims to Recover Rocket Engines
Yang Yiqiang Provides Insights Into CAS Space, Kinetica Launch Vehicles
New Mapping Spacecraft Delivered From Xichang [Long March 3B/E]
Shenzhou-21 Crewed Mission Prepares for Launch
Large TJSW Spacecraft Launched Toward Geostationary Orbit [Long March 5 Y9]
Flight Preparations, Tests Planned, and Upgrades
Orienspace Outlines Path Forward for Gravity-1, ExPace Sees Majority Stake Sale
Reusable Zhuque-3 Weeks Away From Debut Launch!
Pakistan Launches Privately With CAS Space [Kinetica-1 Y8]
Changguang Satellite Technology Looking Into Non-Earth Imaging
Qianfan Returns With Taiyuan Launch [Long March 6A Y24]
600th Long March Mission Delivers More GuoWang Satellites! [Long March 8A Y4]
Shanghai-Backed Qianfan Constellation May Be Nearing Return to Orbit
Optical Imaging Test Satellite Launched From Jiuquan [Long March 2D Y92]
Gravity-1 Returns with Customer Carrying Sea-Launch! [Gravity-1 Y2]
iSpace, Space Pioneer Expect Reusable Rockets to Fly Before End of 2025
Orienspace's Gravity-1 to Fly Again After Long Hiatus
Wenchang Withstands Typhoon Matmo, Continues Construction Efforts
Pakistani Astronaut May Visit Tiangong in 2026, Media Reports
76th International Astronautical Congress Concludes
China's Telecom Providers Set to Expand Space-Based Services
Chinese Firms Announce Space Access Initiative, Detail Computing Constellation
China Celebrates 76th National Day
Tianwen-2 Nears Halfway Point in Trek to Target Asteroid Kamoʻoalewa
Nebula-1's Second-Stage Conducts Static Fire Ahead of Launch Campaign
Chinese, American Constellation Spacecraft Operators Would Like to Avoid Collisions Together
Galactic Energy Fires Pallas-1 Second-Stage, Assembles Ceres-2 for Launch
Vice Administrator Zhigang Bian at the International Astronautical Congress
100th Long March 2D Launches Two New Test Spacecraft! [Long March 2D Y94]
Events From China at the International Astronautical Congress
GuoWang Grows With Latest Taiyuan Launch [Long March 6A Y16]
China's mega-constellations mega-article
Night Launch Delivers New Weather Spacecraft [Long March 4C Y45]
Taikonauts Tie Chinese Record With Fourth Spacewalk [SZ-20 EVA-4]
Geespace Launches Largest Future Mobility Group [Jielong-3 Y8]
Testing Grid Fins on Older Rockets to Support Reusability Efforts
Financing, Firings, & Pre-Flight Testing
China Expands Development Efforts for Full-Flow Rocket Engines
New Launch Startup Bets on Electrically Driven Engines