28 December 2020
First piece of the Chinese Space Station is set to launch in 2021
...Zhou Jianping, chief designer of China's crewed space programme said the Tianhe core module will be sent by a Long March-5B Y2 rocket from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan Province. Both Tianhe, which translates as "Unification of Heaven...
05 June 2019
A first for China as it demonstrates new sea-launch capabilities
...indeed a premise that has already been hinted at by Li Tongyu, Long March 11's project manager according to China News. Tongyu has reportedly said that... to the smaller solid-propellant rockets like the Long March 11. This will be a move away from ...
07 May 2021
Fears can ease over uncontrolled Chinese rocket reentry this weekend say trackers
... Earth at 29,000 kilometres per hour (18000 mph), the roughly 30-metre-tall, 5-metre-diameter of China’s empty Long March 5b rocket body had caused considerable concern following reports that it will be allowed to make an uncontrolled reentry through...
20 December 2021
China envisions crewed moon missions by 2030
... Mars landing missions" 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...
04 September 2020
China announces launch of a reusable experimental spacecraft
...has today launched a reusable experimental spacecraft atop a Long March-2F, the same rocket used to carry Chinese astronauts...was to allow a launch with a payload wider than a standard Long March 2F mission. However, those hoping to get a sneak look at...
23 November 2020
China's lunar sample return mission to launch tonight
...from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan, a 57-metre Long March 5 heavy-lift carrier rocket, which was transported to a .... However state media have reported this morning, that the Long March 5 would start to be injected with liquid oxygen and...
