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...
25 November 2020
Chang'e 5 is on its way to the Moon
... scheduled trajectory, starting China’s first return journey from sampling of extraterrestrial objects. After the Long March 5 carrier rocket was launched into space, it carried out four separations, including booster separation, fairing separation...
04 September 2020
China announces launch of a reusable experimental spacecraft
According to Chinese state media Xinhua, the country has today launched a reusable experimental spacecraft atop a Long March-2F, the same rocket used to carry Chinese astronauts into space. The nation, which is renowned for keeping details of its ...
25 March 2020
China to launch experimental deep-space spacecraft in April
... a cargo of 6,500 kilograms. Tianzhou-1, whose name literally translates as ‘Heavenly Ship’, was first launched on the Long March 7 rocket from Wenchang on 20 April, 2017, however it was not designed for return journey to Earth. After accomplishing...
27 August 2021
China funds 5yr study into kilometre-scale ultra-large spacecraft
.... Discussed during a presentation earlier this year in Hong Kong, Long Lehao, chief designer of China’s Long March rocket series, spoke about using the new super heavy-lift rocket currently under development to construct the massive space-based solar...
