LandSpace
Chinese space launch firm Landspace raises $71 million
Private Chinese launch firm Landspace has raised $71 million in series C round funding for development of a new launcher.
Chinese commercial launch companies are preparing second-generation rockets
Chinese launch companies are developing new, larger launchers; asteroid mining startup receives angel round funding.
Landspace assembles methalox engine, signs international agreements
Chinese private launch firm LandSpace has completed assembly of a liquid methane-liquid oxygen rocket engine for its new Zhuque-2 launch vehicle.
Landspace fails to reach orbit with milestone private Chinese launch
Landspace suffered an issue with the third stage of its Zhuque-1 solid launch vehicle Saturday as it bid to become the first Chinese private launch company to reach orbit.
Landspace ready for first Chinese private orbital launch but looks to grander plans
At a news conference on the opening day of the International Astronautical Conference in Bremen, Germany, Landspace said it will launch the Zhuque-1 three-stage solid-propellant rocket near the end of October, with the exact date to be decided.
Landspace of China to launch first rocket in Q4 2018
Emerging private Chinese company Landspace is set to launch its first rocket into orbit in the final quarter of 2018, carrying a small satellite for a state television company.
Commercial Chinese companies set sights on methalox rockets, first orbital launches
Landspace says it has designed a methane- and liquid-oxygen-powered rocket it aims to test launch in 2020.
Chinese commercial launch sector nears takeoff with suborbital rocket test
It is still early days for this emerging sector, but 2018 will be the year that Chinese commercial launch companies begin to take off.
