China’s final space launch attempt of the year failed to reach its designated orbit, resulting in the loss of all payloads on board. 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 Chinese commercial…
Nuclear rocket scientist Wang Haoze has made history as the first civilian Chinese female astronaut, after she and the rest of the Shenzhou-19 spaceship crew blasted off on Wednesday morning on a mission to China’s Tiangong space station. The journey is all the more remarkable for Wang, who thought she never would have had a…
The China National Space Administration said the Shijian-19 satellite met its targets on various technological fronts, from reusability to payload ratio and re-entry. “Shijian-19 is … an efficient platform for research in microgravity science and space life sciences,” state broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday. “Additionally, the Shijian-19 satellite provided an in-orbit flight test verification opportunity…