16 September 2016
China launches its second space lab 'Tiangong 2' into orbit
... into the skies from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China’s northwestern Gobi Desert on the back of a Long March 7 rocket. This new module builds on the earlier success of the first space station, Tiangong-1, and aside from...
18 March 2020
Failure of China's Long March 7A launch could impact major missions
.... Xinhua said the cause of the malfunction will be investigated further by Chinese engineers. The Long March 7A rocket is a new variant of China’s Long March 7 launcher, which differs from the base CZ-7 by the addition of a liquid hydrogen-liquid...
06 May 2020
China launches prototype spacecraft on maiden flight of Long March 5B
... relief for the space-faring nation after a number of recent failures, including a Long March 3B rocket in April and the doomed first launch of its Long March 7A rocket the month before, brought a temporary halt to launch activity. With the prototype...
04 November 2016
China launches new heavy-lift rocket
... country plans to have up and running by 2022. The rocket will also launch Chang'e 5, a robotic sample-return Moon mission, scheduled for 2017. Other Long March rockets, the Long March 6 and Long March 7 have also made their debuts in 2015 and 2016...
20 December 2021
China envisions crewed moon missions by 2030
..." the country may undertake. However, the suggested debut launch timescale for the Long March 9 is said to take place in 2030. Or, it could be a triple-core rocket that would have a similar appearance to SpaceX's Falcon Heavy and United Launch...
April 2019
Space launch industry analysis
... via its national space programmes – Western launch providers are at least grateful that its Long March and other rockets cannot directly compete for commercial launches due to satellite technology transfer restrictions. Nevertheless, China cleverly...
