Haiyang, from where the Longxing-2 launched, hosts China’s sea launch facilities. Last week it hosted a Jielong-3 solid propellant rocket launch and aims to facilitate around 10 launches across ...

China's state-owned main space contractor tested five different rocket engines on one day last week in preparation for future missions and projects. The China Aerospace Science and Technology ...

A Smart Dragon-3 rocket lifted off on Monday in east China's Shandong Province, sending the satellite group CentiSpace 01 into the planned orbit. The rocket blasted off at 11 a.m. (Beijing Time ...

But it still concluded a record-breaking year for China’s space industry – with 68 orbital launch attempts, one more than last year’s high. The Kinetica-1 Y6 rocket, developed by leading ...

A series of experiments on board China’s space station have for the first time produced oxygen and the ingredients for rocket fuel – key steps that are considered essential for human survival ...

The rocket will launch the Qingzhou low-cost cargo spacecraft. The launch was China’s 68th launch attempt of 2024, surpassing the national record of 67 launches in a calendar year, set in 2023.