NASA has affirmed SpaceX’s advancement in the in-space refueling of Starship, indicating a potential demonstration as early as next year. In a pivotal development towards the goal of returning humans…
The joint endeavor aims to revolutionize express deliveries globally by harnessing the power of reusable rockets capable of delivering packages within an hour. Space Epoch, a prominent Chinese rocket manufacturer,…
China completed the construction of the first launch pad at the Hainan Commercial Launch Site on December 29, marking a crucial step in enhancing the country’s access to space. China…
The UK Space Agency recently released a comprehensive lessons learned report on the “UK Pathfinder Launch,” the January 2023 mission by Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne. Government officials in the United Kingdom…
CASC confirmed the success of the launch within an hour and disclosed that the payload was the Haiyang-3 (01) ocean observation satellite. China successfully launched Haiyang-3 (01), the first satellite…
Space Pioneer is targeting the first launch of Tianlong-3 in 2024 and plans to ramp up to 12 launches per year from 2025. The first Chinese private launch company, Space…
Consider a remote sensing application. VLEO satellites are much lighter and cheaper because the resolution performance is the same. The first launch of China’s first constellation of very-low-Earth-orbit (VLEO) satellites…
Operator China Satcom describes the satellite as an important piece of national space infrastructure and helping to meet national requirements for connectivity. Following a break for Chinese New Year, orbital…
Launches conducted by commercial Chinese launch service providers could more than double those attempted last year, according to firms’ plans for 2023. Launches conducted by commercial Chinese launch service providers…
“From mid-2023, we do not have guaranteed access to space for European launches, and this is a problem,” Aschbacher said during ESA’s annual media briefing on January 23, 2023. European…
The Long March 7A has a liftoff weight of 573 metric tons and a core-stage diameter of 3.35 meters. It is capable of placing a 7-ton spacecraft in a geosynchronous…
According to its annual work report, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp., the country’s top space contractor, has more than 50 launch missions scheduled for 2023. China intends to conduct…