China’s mystery reusable spaceplane lands after 276 days in orbit Original Publication Date: 2023-05-08 07:30 China state media and the spacecraft’s maker announced the spacecraft had landed late May 8 Beijing time. The apparently successful mission was stated to be an important breakthrough in ...

China’s Space Pioneer reaches orbit with liquid propellant rocket Original Publication Date: 2023-04-03 09:11 Space Pioneer has become the first Chinese private launch firm to achieve orbit with a liquid propellant rocket. The rocket used coal-derived kerosene instead of the fuel refined from ...

AST SpaceMobile discloses further satellite delays and cost increases Original Publication Date: 2023-03-31 21:53 AST SpaceMobile had planned to launch the first five BlueBird satellites by the end of this year. The company's cellphone-compatible broadband constellation has slipped into 2024. ...

Original Publication Date: 2023-03-31 09:22 Top Chinese space official has called for the country to speed up its plans to develop lunar infrastructure. Yang Mengfei of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) Yang stressed that in terms of the industrial market, China ...