LandSpace
New launch vehicles set for test flights from China’s Jiuquan spaceport
Newly-developed orbital and suborbital launch vehicles are being readied for test flights at the Jiuquan spaceport as China’s efforts to foster a commercial space sector advance.
Chinese space launch startups attract a frenzy of investment
A number of China’s emerging rocket companies have secured major funding rounds in recent weeks as competition to reach orbit intensifies.
China’s Landspace appears to be preparing to launch its new methane-fueled rocket
Chinese private company Landspace is working towards a first launch of its new methane-fueled Zhuque-2 rocket with the construction of launch facilities at Jiuquan.
China aims to complete space station in another huge year in space
China’s main space contractor will target more than 40 orbital launches this year, including completion of the Tiangong space station, following 48 successful launches in 2021.
Chinese space firms present big ambitions at commercial space forum
Players in China’s emerging commercial space sector have outlined big plans for rockets, spaceplanes and more for the coming years at a space forum hosted in Wuhan, central China.
Chinese rocket companies are preparing for hop tests
A number of Chinese rocket firms are preparing to carry out first hop tests in a bid to develop reusable launch vehicles.
Landspace closes in on orbital launch with liquid methane rocket
Chinese private firm Landspace is working towards a potential first orbital launch attempt with a methane-fueled launch vehicle later this year.
China’s Landspace raises $175 million for Zhuque-2 launch vehicles
Chinese firm Landspace has raised $175 million in series C+ round funding for development of its Zhuque-2 methane-liquid oxygen launch vehicles.
Chinese private launch firms advance with methane engines, launch preparations and new funding
A number of Chinese private launch firms for the burgeoning commercial space sector have reported progress in efforts to develop a range of launch vehicles.
Space Pioneer raises $14 million to develop green liquid rocket engines
Chinese space propulsion startup Space Pioneer has raised $14 million in funding for completing a series of next-generation liquid engines.
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.
