04 September 2020
China announces launch of a reusable experimental spacecraft
... a reusable spacecraft in 2020 were revealed by officials from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) back in 2017. At the time, Chen Hongbo, a researcher from the corporation said “unlike traditional one-off spacecraft, the new...
29 August 2018
New national launch record for China
...22 in 2016. So far, no failures have been reported by the authorities. However, China are not planning on stopping there. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the main contractor for the space program, is aiming to carry out...
15 November 2019
First public test of Mars lander for China ahead of 2020 launch
... been doing for 60 years now. To date, over 140 space cooperation protocols have been signed by China with 45 countries and international organisations, but ties with the US remain strained amidst national security concerns. The US has...
June 2021
China’s ascending commercial space sector
...which includes the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the main contractor for the Chinese space programme; and China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation (CASIC), a state-owned enterprise...
January 2023
China’s space ambitions fuel defence spending and global innovation
... two major state-owned entities, namely the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), which focus on launch and satellite manufacturing, respectively. Given most start...
