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August 20, 2026
Aviación Digital, Sp.- On August 19, 2026, in a desert in northwestern China, a stainless-steel rocket descended on its legs and showed that orbital reusability is no longer…
China reached a major milestone in its commercial space program this week. Private company LandSpace managed to carry out the first land landing of an orbital rocket stage…
The 288-metre lift cuts the journey of residents and students through a canyon in China from three hours to about 30 minutes. The post 288-metre lift…
LandSpace has announced the successful launch, orbital payload deployment and first-stage recovery of its August 19 mission featuring the Zhuque-3 Y2 reusable carrier rocket. The achievement marks a…
The rocket, which uses liquid oxygen and methane as propellants, successfully completed its main mission by placing into orbit the Honghu-03 satellite, built by Landspace subsidiary Hongqing…
The rocket, which uses liquid oxygen and methane as propellants, successfully completed its main mission by placing the Honghu-03 satellite, built by Landspace's subsidiary Hongqing…
The rocket, which uses liquid oxygen and methane as propellants, successfully completed its main mission by placing into orbit the Honghu-03 satellite, built by Landspace subsidiary Hongqing…
August 19, 2026
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A reusable space launch capability similar to SpaceX's Falcon 9 will degrade a key U.S. advantage in space access for national security as well as commercial applications. The post China’s Reusable…
The August 19 landing of its ZhuQue-3 rocket marked the first landing of a Chinese-made rocket using landing legs as well.
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LandSpace successfully recovered the Zhuque-3's first stage after placing the Honghu-03 satellite in orbit, a milestone for China's reusable launch vehicles.
LandSpace successfully recovered the first stage of the Zhuque-3 after putting Honghu-03 into orbit, a milestone for Chinese reusable launchers.
"We will put the booster back into service for another flight as soon as possible."
China's new space sector has achieved a milestone it had spent years trying to reach: LandSpace has successfully landed the first stage of the Zhuque 3 launcher […] The…
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies recently upended the space policy community with a stark warning: the U.S. Space Force must prepare for an “in-person” lunar conflict with China. The […]…
China launched the reusable Zhuque-3 Y2 rocket on Wednesday morning, achieving its first recovery of a rocket’s first stage on land. The rocket blasted off from the Dongfeng commercial space…
China has successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket on land for the first time, state media reported Wednesday, as the country seeks to advance its space program.
After completing the orbital phase of the mission, the rocket's first stage returned to Earth and performed a controlled vertical landing The post VIDEO: China performs unprecedented…
The Beijing-based company LandSpace landed its Zhuque-3 rocket this evening (Aug. 18), notching a huge milestone for commercial Chinese spaceflight.
HELSINKI — Landspace successfully landed the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket Tuesday following the second launch of the rocket from the Gobi Desert. The second Zhuque-3 rocket lifted off […] The…
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August 18, 2026
One big question: Will China assert territorial rights where its rover explores?
August 17, 2026
After last week’s Chang Zheng 7A launch failure, China returns to action with the high-profile… The post Launch Preview: Chang’e 7 headlines week of Chinese and Starlink launches appeared first on…
China's space program has returned to flight after an Aug. 10 Long March 7A rocket explosion, launching both a Long March 12 and a Long March 2C rocket on Sunday (Aug. 16).
Rocket launches this week On Tuesday, Aug. 18, Chinese aerospace firm LandSpace is targeting 7:35 p.m. EDT for the second flight of its Zhuque-3 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in…
HELSINKI — China launched a new batch of Guowang megaconstellation satellites over the weekend, following up with a separate launch of a developmental satellite for the UAE. The launch of […] The…
August 16, 2026
Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars' moons to retrieve samples that may unlock the origins of the solar system and life on Earth, although a rival Chinese mission aims to make it back…
New chronology, data about the moon's far side and a homegrown cartographic standard signal China's ambitions for how the solar system gets mapped.
August 15, 2026
In wait-a-minute style, forget the competition between the U.S. and China to newly place human footprints on the Moon. Also, you can overlook any one-upmanship about dispatching astronauts to Mars…
August 14, 2026
China plans to use robot dogs at its future lunar base to help astronauts with tasks, resource exploration and maintenance The post Robot dogs could become astronauts'…
August 12, 2026
China’s Wenchang Space Launch Site reached its milestone 50th launch at the end of July,… The post Amid failure, Wenchang celebrates milestone as China launches AI satellites and prepares for lunar…
The Smithsonian Institution began collecting aeronautical artifacts in 1876, when it acquired 20 Chinese Imperial kites. By the end of World War I, a Section of Aeronatics had been established…
