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August 12, 2026
HELSINKI — Chinese reusable launch vehicle maker has secured a first batch of series E funding, months after a huge D++ round, with fundraising still ongoing. The funding is the […] The post China’s…
China's normally reliable Long March 7A broke up 85 seconds into flight, losing the ChinaSat-4B military communications satellite - only the launcher's second failure since its 2020 debut.
The satellite was headed for geostationary orbit, located around 36,000 kilometres up. The Long March 7A is a liquid-fuel rocket -kerosene and liquid oxygen- designed…
August 11, 2026
A bipartisan pair of senators introduced a bill last week aiming to ensure the US military is prepared for conflict with Beijing in orbit. The post Bill Spotlight: Space Superiority Readiness Act…
The Chinese space industry across launch, satellite manufacturing, components, and downstream applications, spanning state-owned champions and commercial entrants. Covers the ecosystem and funding…
11-08-2026 A severe Long March 7A failure has shaken Beijing's space program. The rocket, operated by the state corporation China Aerospace Science and Technology…
Shortly after liftoff, the Long March 7A bursts into flames over the sea. It is the second failure in the rocket type's history, with possible consequences for further missions.
China experienced a launch failure today of their relatively new Long March 7A rocket. Introduced in 2020, the first launch failed, but the track record since then has been perfect. […]
August 10, 2026
On August 10, 2026, a Long March 7A rocket carrying the ChinaSat 4B communications satellite exploded approximately 85 seconds after liftoff from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan province. […]
China's latest rocket launch ended in failure this morning (Aug. 10), lighting up the skies with some unwanted fireworks.
If the failure involved the YF-100 engine, there are broader concerns for China's space program.
HELSINKI — China appears to have lost an unknown payload after a Long March 7A rocket exploded less than 90 seconds into flight, according to amateur footage. The Long March […] The post Chinese…
Chinese Long March 7A rocket explodes with communications satellite for geostationary orbit on board
On 10 August, at 14:02 Italian time, a Chinese Long March 7A rocket was launched from the Wenchang spaceport and exploded shortly afterwards. Everything points to an explosion…
A decade ago, a United States carrier strike group departing San Diego could cross the Pacific with only intermittent detection. China might catch a glimpse — a satellite pass here, […] The post…
The week of Aug. 10 opened with an extraordinary Monday, four launches across three countries… The post Launch Preview: Chinese failure opens busy international launch salvo appeared first on…
August 9, 2026
We know of more than 6,000 exoplanets, but we don't know if any could harbor life. Missions like the European PLATO or the Chinese Earth 2.0 promise to discover new exo-Earths […]
August 7, 2026
A Chinese research team has completed an updated geologic map of the entire Moon featuring a scale of 1:5 million. China’s Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (IGCAGS)…
The Chinese commercial launch company Landspace is set for its second attempt to catch an orbital rocket. Liftoff, and landing, are targeted for next Monday (Aug. 10).
Sens. Cortez Masto and Britt propose expanded space wargaming and an unclassified assessment of China's commercial space sector The post Bipartisan Senate bill would sharpen Space Force training for…
August 6, 2026
HELSINKI — Commercial launch company Orienspace has kicked off preparations for an IPO coaching process while closing a funding round for accelerating its reusable Gravity-2 rocket. The…
Brazil's Concert Space and China's Star Vision signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) this Wednesday, 5 August, during Rio Innovation Week, to cooperate on the development of…
August 5, 2026
Tianyao Yang, taken from Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China The International Space Station transits the active Sun, captured Aug. 1 next to sunspot groups AR4498 and AR4500. The imager used software to…
Europe risks becoming dependent on foreign orbital computing infrastructure as U.S. companies and China’s government-led push accelerate the development of space-based data centers, according to the…
August 4, 2026
<p><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: white;">They heard an 'impossible noise' in 2003, 2005 and 2008; decades later, science still seeks an explanation. The noise…
Written by K.-P. Ludwig Europe cannot outspend the United States or outscale China. Instead of chasing a two-horse race, this opinion argues that Europe's future influence may lie in combining…
August 3, 2026
"Eclipsing Power" is a new FlashDocs special highlighting how billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are shaping the global space race.
The first full week of August is shaping up to be another busy period for… The post Launch Preview: Starlink, AST SpaceMobile, and Chinese missions fill launch manifest appeared first on…
Burying the bomb deep inside the asteroid, rather than detonating it on impact, could multiply the deflection needed to save Earth—if the theory survives real-world testing. The post Chinese rocket…
Beijing's asteroid-deflection blueprint promises to outpace NASA's proven success—if China can turn plans into practice. The post China has detailed a plan for its first asteroid-deflection test, a…
