25 November 2020
Chang'e 5 is on its way to the Moon
... into the 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...
21 June 2016
China Looks for Space Station Collaboration through the U.N.
... six months. In the coming weeks, China is expected to launch the first Long March 7 rocket from its fourth spaceport, the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (Hainan Island). A Long March 5B rocket is expected to launch in September, and will carry the...
April 2020
Replacing hydrazine fuel with a greener alternative
... fuel is available, but proper infrastructure can’t be counted on. Some Chinese civilians, for example, have suffered when Long March boosters impacted their villages, emitting thick clouds of yellow smoke, while Russian civilians have watched the...
June 2021
China’s ascending commercial space sector
.... The recent absorption of Space-OK, one of China’s first commercial space companies, by GeeSpace was one clear example. A Long March rocket replica at Jiquan complex in the Gobi Desert. Another area to watch would be China’s commercial launch sector...
09 September 2020
China's reusable spacecraft returns to Earth, deploys unknown object before deorbiting
... orbit (LEO), Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday. The reusable spaceship was launched last week on a Long March 2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert. While little has so far...
April 2021
Space industry trends in the pandemic
...the value chain, from launch and space exploration to applications in communications, navigation and Earth observation. MAXARA Long March-5 rocket at Wenchang launch site in China’s Hainan Province in May 2020. China plans more than 40 space launches...
