05 June 2019
A first for China as it demonstrates new sea-launch capabilities
... rocket, which is 20.8 metres in length and 2 metres in diameter, is designed and built by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and is the only solid-fuel carrier rocket in the Long March family. Its small design offers...
02 October 2019
First look at China's new spacecraft capable of deep-space travel
The China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), a state-owned spacecraft and satellite ...nation signed a deal with Russia in 1995 for the transfer of Soyuz technology, including life support and docking systems. While it functions adequately for its ...
18 March 2020
Failure of China's Long March 7A launch could impact major missions
...the manufactures of the rocket, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp., (CASC), made no statement following problems with the ...Since the Long March 7A uses many of the same technologies and shares common engines with other rockets in the ...
25 March 2020
China to launch experimental deep-space spacecraft in April
... landing process with multiple parachutes and airbags for safety. "The mission will test the key technologies of the new manned spaceship such as the control of its re-entry into the atmosphere, heat shielding and...
08 May 2020
China's prototype spacecraft lands successfully on Earth
... that the cabin structure of the spacecraft had remained intact. Developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC), the main contractor for the country’s space programs, the unnamed space capsule is the...
10 August 2021
NASA-funded commercial Moon mission to launch from New Zealand
...from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand during the final quarter of 2021. CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment), which will aid NASA’s Artemis programme, is being overseen by Advanced Space LLC...
