Commercial space updates
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Related: Yangtze River Delta Commercial Aerospace Industry Innovation Center to be established in Suzhou’s Xiangcheng Economic Development Zone (Sohu, 15.11)
Hong Kong Aerospace Science and Technology Group and Shenzhen Tsinghua University Research Institute agree to build satellite application center (
Oriental Daily, 20.11)
Honeywell JetWave Approved for China Satcom Ka-Band HTS (
Honeywell)
Aerospace Hongtu establishes a new wholly-owned subsidiary (
source, 25.11)
Alibaba lists job for LEO Satellite Terminal System Architect (
DFHour, 30.11)
DITEL, focusing on maritime satellite communications, completes new round of funding (
pedaily, 30.11)
Two Kuaizhou-1A launch vehicles set off for Jiuquan (
Expace, 01.12)
Galaxy Space produce first commercial flexible solar wing (
Galaxy Space, 10.12)
Hypersonic spaceplane company Space Transportation conduct successful “Tianxing I” rocket Yao-5B flight test (
Space Transportation, 09.12)
Emerging rocket firm OrienSpace to construct AIT center in Haiyang near sea launch facilities (
Orienspace, 10.12)
Interview with Hu Xiaowei of CAS Space, touching on space sector activity in the Nansha district of Guangzhou (
卫星与网络, 10.12)
Politics and institutional news
Wu Yansheng: Contribute greater strength to building a community with a shared future for mankind (
CASC, 22.11)
Site China’s first sounding rocket (T-7M) launch site to become space theme base (
Sohu, 30.11)
- Related: China’s Skyrizon takes Ukraine to The Hague over failed Motor Sich (SCMP)
Signing of “Roadmap for China-Russia Cooperation” Satellite Navigation (
Beidou, 03.12)
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson statement on “No first placement of weapons in outer space,” using a question from The Paper to take a shot at the US and others for possessing “a Cold War mentality and ideological bias.” “China will continue to work with all parties, practice the idea of building a community with a shared future for mankind in outer space, and make positive contribution [sic] to defending lasting peace and common security in outer space.” (
FMA, 08.12)
Exploration, space station news
- related: study raises the prospect that Kamo’oalewa could comprise lunar material (Nature).
MUST Scientist eyes testing low-cost way of building moon base with lunar samples (
Macau Business.com, 26.11)
- Related: Info on 3rd batch of lunar scientific research samples (CLEP, 09.11)
Related articles and developments
China’s Leo Group hits wall with $50m SpaceX investment plan (
Nikkei)
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Related: Tory Bruno reveals Chinese company tried to infiltrate ULA’s supply chain (SpaceNews)
Report: China’s Spaceplane Program (
CASI)
ISRO-Oppo India deal: Row erupts over Chinese collaboration (
Economic Times)
Japan, Vietnam to cooperate on space defense, cybersecurity amid concerns about China (
The Hill)
Viasat, China Satcom to Provide IFC Service in Chinese Airspace (
Via Satellite)