China selects international payloads for Chang’e-8 lunar south pole mission
China has chosen payloads from a range of international partners to fly on the country’s Chang’e-8 lunar south pole mission,
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China Report: Debris risks, startup funding and previewing Space Day
China’s megaconstellation launches spark debris concerns; commercial space expands; Lightyear Explorer raises funds; key updates expected during China’s Space Day
Andrew Jones
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Chinese orbital logistics startup InfinAstro raises angel round funding
Chinese startup InfinAstro has secured early funding for its plan to fill a gap in China’s commercial on-orbit services. The
Andrew Jones
05:30
China launches 6 classified experimental satellites with Long March 6A
China sent six experimental Shiyan series satellites into orbit late Friday Eastern, using its Long March 6A rocket launched from
Andrew Jones
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Mission team details complex rescue of Chinese lunar spacecraft
A team behind the rescue of two lunar satellites left stranded by a launch anomaly have revealed the challenges they
Andrew Jones
19:23
China launches TJS-17, expanding classified geostationary satellite series
China launched Thursday what appears to be the third satellite for a subset of classified, experimental satellites bound for geosynchronous
Andrew Jones
12:25
China launches internet technology test satellites with Long March 2D
China conducted a new launch for a nebulous series of internet technology test satellites early Tuesday. The post China launches
Andrew Jones
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China launches classified TJS-16 spacecraft, companion object emerges alongside earlier TJS-15 satellite
HELSINKI — China launched the new TJS-16 classified satellite on Saturday aboard a Long March 7A rocket, continuing the opaque
Andrew Jones
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China’s megaconstellations take off, government backs commercial space
EDITOR’S NOTE: Beginning this spring, Andrew Jones will be explaining the business, politics and technology in Chinese space activities as
Andrew Jones
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China unveils planetary exploration roadmap targeting habitability and extraterrestrial life
HELSINKI — China is charting a long-term deep space strategy centered on planetary habitability and the search for extraterrestrial life,
