Andrew Jones

Andrew Jones covers China's space industry for SpaceNews. Andrew has previously lived in China and reported from major space conferences there. Based in Helsinki, Finland, he has written for National Geographic, New Scientist, Smithsonian Magazine, Sky & Telescope, IEEE Spectrum, and The Wire China.

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The latest from Andrew Jones

Civil

China narrows field for low-cost space station cargo missions

by Andrew Jones September 27, 2023September 27, 2023

A view inside the payload fairing of the second Ceres-1.

Beijing to foster commercial space and satellite constellations as key future industries

by Andrew Jones September 25, 2023September 25, 2023

A white Ceres-1 rocket lifts off from Jiuquan amid a cloud of exhaust and sand, rising into a clear blue sky.

China’s Galactic Energy suffers first launch failure

by Andrew Jones September 21, 2023September 21, 2023

China launches new batch of Yaogan reconnaissance satellites

by Andrew Jones September 18, 2023September 18, 2023

China’s military sets up new base for space domain awareness

by Andrew Jones September 14, 2023September 14, 2023

A render depicting phase 3 of the China-Russia ILRS roadmap.

Policy & Politics

South Africa joins China’s moon base project

by Andrew Jones September 7, 2023September 7, 2023

Japan launches moon lander and X-ray observatory

by Andrew Jones September 6, 2023September 6, 2023

Chinese Ceres-1 rocket reaches orbit with first sea launch

by Andrew Jones September 5, 2023September 5, 2023

Civil

Chinese scientist proposes solar system-wide resource utilization roadmap

by Andrew Jones September 4, 2023September 4, 2023

Civil

India’s moon lander set for nighttime as solar mission soars

by Andrew Jones September 4, 2023September 22, 2023