The rocket carried three CubeSats, miniaturized satellites, for two Chinese commercial companies. After entering its preset orbit, the rocket will release two satellites for testing, and the third satellite will be parachuted to Earth, according to a statement by the company. After the launch, the...
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The company also plans to launch a carrier rocket in 2019. China's aerospace exploration was dominated by state-owned companies and institutes until 2014 when private companies were allowed to develop and launch rockets. China has more than 60 private companies in the commercial space industry. Th...
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A Long March-2F Y13 rocket carrying the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft blasted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, October 16, 2021. /CFP The launch of commercial rocketCERES-1 Y2 on December 7marked another milestone for private space companies in China, a...
"With the Studio System 2, the team at Privateer Space will be able to achieve the affordability and lightweighting capabilities needed to pave the way for our satellite design and launch. This technology is truly a differentiator in helping companies to accelerate innovations in space and, ...
NASA dominated American human spaceflight for more than 50 years, but in the 21st century private spaceflight companies are building new space taxis to launch more people into orbit. SPACE.com looks at the major players in the commercial spaceflight race in our week-long series: The Private Spa...
Companies including SpaceX are working on methane as a safer alternative to solid propellants and liquid hydrogen. However, LandSpace is the first to send what could become the next generation of launch vehicles into space.
“Great industries are usually built by not just one or two or three companies, but usually by dozens of companies. There can be many winners,” Bezos said during a talk here at the Space Symposium. SEE ALSO: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is doing cool things for spaceflight. So why all the...
XCOR, likeVirgin Galacticand a handful of other firms, intends to fly tourists, researchers and payloads into suborbital space, reaching altitudes of about 100 kilometers before returning through the atmosphere. Both companies also aspire to fly orbital spacecraft as well, another factor in favor ...