China unveils fully reusable Starship-like rocket concept
HELSINKI — China’s main space contractor has unveiled a fully reusable rocket concept, reminiscent of SpaceX’s Starship, designed to support
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China’s new rocket for crew and moon to launch in 2026
HELSINKI — China’s Long March 10A rocket is set to have its first flight in 2026, in what will be
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Long March 2C launches 4 PIESAT-2 commercial radar satellites
HELSINKI — A Long March rocket launch sent four satellites into orbit late Friday to provide commercial X-band radar imaging
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China chooses 2 teams to develop low-cost space station cargo spacecraft
HELSINKI — China’s human spaceflight agency has selected two proposals to develop spacecraft for low-cost space station resupply missions, echoing
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China’s Deep Blue Aerospace reveals suborbital tourism plans
HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Deep Blue Aerospace targets providing suborbital tourism flights starting in 2027. Deep Blue Aerospace is
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China launches second batch of 18 satellites for Thousand Sails megaconstellation
MILAN — China successfully launched the second group of 18 satellites for the planned 14,000-satellite Thousand Sails megaconstellation Tuesday. A
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Shijian-19 reusable satellite lands after 2 weeks in space
HELSINKI — China’s first retrievable and reusable satellite returned to Earth late Thursday following two weeks of experiments in low
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China launches third high orbit internet satellite
HELSINKI — China launched a new communications satellite towards geostationary orbit Thursday, although its precise role remains undisclosed. A Long
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China to launch new quantum communications satellites in 2025
HELSINKI — China will launch new quantum satellites into low Earth orbit next year, according to a scientist leading the
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ESA Launches Probe to Revisit Asteroid Crime Scene
The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft is en route to assess how NASA’s 2022 DART mission impacted the asteroid Dimorphos.
