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

Liftoff of a Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket from a TEL at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, on June 22 (UTC), 2022.

Chinese defense contractor to begin launching VLEO satellites

by Andrew Jones March 30, 2023March 30, 2023

Orange exhaust pushes a large Long March rocket from the pad at the coastal Wenchang spaceport, with white smoke billowing around lightning towers near the launch tower.

China to begin constructing its own megaconstellation later this year

by Andrew Jones March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

Stitched images from the Yutu-2 rover showing the distant Chang'e-4 lander.

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China loses UAE as partner for Chang’e-7 lunar south pole mission

by Andrew Jones March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

Gaofen-13 (02) heads for GTO atop of a Long March 3B lifting off from Xichang, March 17, 2023.

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China launches second classified Gaofen-13 remote sensing satellite

by Andrew Jones March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

China launches classified Shiyan-19 test satellite from the Gobi Desert

by Andrew Jones March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

Liftoff of CAS Space's first Lijian-1 solid rocket from the desert spaceport of Jiuquan on July 27, 2022.

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China is developing a quantum communications satellite network

by Andrew Jones March 10, 2023March 10, 2023

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China’s Shenzhou-15 astronauts conduct secretive second spacewalk

by Andrew Jones March 2, 2023March 3, 2023

An image from Tianhe panoramic camera A during the first Shenzhou-13 spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station in November 2021.

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China to expand its space station, international astronaut selection underway

by Andrew Jones February 28, 2023February 28, 2023

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China unveils lunar lander to put astronauts on the moon

by Andrew Jones February 27, 2023February 27, 2023

The second Long March 8 lifts off from Wenchang at 11:06 a.m. local time, Feb. 27, 2022.

New Chinese commercial spaceport to host first launch next year

by Andrew Jones February 24, 2023February 24, 2023