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China Moves To Deepen Commercial Space Sector With Focus On In-Space Manufacturing
Apr 28, 2026 (SPX)
CNSA Director and Vice-Minister of Industry and Information Technology Shan Zhongde chaired an enterprise roundtable in Beijing that brought together leaders fr...
Dragon spacecraft gears up for crew 12 arrival and station science work
Feb 03, 2026 (SPX)
The next mission to the orbital outpost, NASA's SpaceX Crew-12, is targeted to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, no earlier than Feb. 11. NASA astronauts Jes...
China prepares offshore test base for reusable liquid rocket launches
Jan 26, 2026 (SPX)
The new facility is located at the Oriental Aerospace Port in Haiyang in east China s Shandong province, currently the country s only dedicated commercial marit...
Retired EVA workhorse to guide China's next-gen spacesuit and lunar gear
Jan 21, 2026 (SPX)
The retired "extravehicular spacesuit B," recently returned to Earth aboard the uncrewed Shenzhou XX capsule after supporting 20 spacewalks on the Tiangong stat...
China tallies record launch year as lunar and asteroid plans advance
Jan 09, 2026 (SPX)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), the main State-owned contractor, closed out the year on Dec 31 with a Long March 7A launch from the Wenchang...
Tiangong science program delivers data surge
Jan 09, 2026 (SPX)
The agency said that in 2025 a total of 1,179 kilograms of experimental instruments, materials, and other necessities for science and technology missions were t...
China harnesses nationwide system to drive spaceflight and satellite navigation advances
Dec 30, 2025 (SPX)
After the Shenzhou-20 return vehicle suffered minor window damage from space debris, the China Manned Space Agency activated its first contingency plan of this ...
Shenzhou 21 crew complete eight hour spacewalk outside Tiangong station
Dec 22, 2025 (SPX)
Mission commander Zhang Lu and spaceflight engineer Wu Fei exited the station to install additional debris protection devices and replace external equipment, wh...
China prepares Qingzhou cargo ship for low cost resupply flights
Dec 11, 2025 (SPX)
Designed with a focus on low cost, high reliability, high adaptability and high intelligence, the compact spacecraft delivers expanded cargo capabilities for Ch...
Experts at Hainan symposium call for stronger global space partnership
Dec 11, 2025 (SPX)
Organizers brought together about 50 experts and astronauts from China and other countries for the three-day meeting to examine peaceful uses of space technolog...
Foreign satellites ride Kinetica 1 on new CAS Space mission
Dec 11, 2025 (SPX)
The UAE payload, named 813, was built by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites in Shanghai, a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, for the Nation...
Triple Long March launches mark record day for Chinese space program
Dec 11, 2025 (SPX)
The first mission lifted off at 6:11 am from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province, where a Long March 6A deployed a batch of internet satellit...
Wenchang spaceport hits record cadence with double-digit launches in 2025
Dec 08, 2025 (SPX)
Designed from the outset as a "green," modern launch complex, Wenchang currently fields two all-weather, multi-directional pads capable of handling heavy-lift r...
China consolidates new commercial space regulator and industry roadmap
Dec 03, 2025 (SPX)
Officials have tied the move to the Action Plan for Promoting the High-Quality and Safe Development of Commercial Space covering the years 2025 to 2027. The pla...
Beijing space lab targets orbital data centers for AI era
Nov 28, 2025 (SPX)
Zhang Shancong, director of the Beijing Astro-future Institute of Space Technology and chief scientist at Beijing Orbit Twilight Technology Co, said conventiona...
China supports private space firms to expand global reach
Nov 27, 2025 (SPX)
The plan, published by the China National Space Administration (CNSA), calls on domestic commercial space firms to engage in building satellite services for dev...
China launches Shenzhou-22 early for stranded space station crew
Nov 25, 2025 (AFP)
The Long March-2F rocket carrying Shenzhou-22 lifted off shortly after midday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, footage from state br...
Successful launch preparations underway for Shenzhou XXII resupply mission
Nov 25, 2025 (SPX)
The agency confirmed on Monday that the Long March 2F launch vehicle, which will carry Shenzhou XXII, has completed propellant injection. All members of the She...
China returns research samples from space station to Earth for study
Nov 18, 2025 (SPX)
This ninth transfer of materials saw the Shenzhou-21 return capsule bring back samples from research in life sciences, materials science, and combustion. Field ...
Resupply spacecraft prepared for Tiangong station after safe crew return
Nov 18, 2025 (SPX)
The Shenzhou XXII cargo mission will dock with Tiangong after launch. Originally scheduled for crew transfer in April 2026, it has now been repurposed as a stan...
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