Private players make their mark with space missions

    More Chinese companies embark on satellite and rocket ventures

    By Zhao Lei | China Daily | Updated: 2024-01-22 07:04
    Share
    Share - WeChat
    The astronauts for the Shenzhou XV mission, Fei Junlong (center), Deng Qingming (right) and Zhang Lu, train in a simulated cabin in March 2022. XU BU/FOR CHINA DAILY

    There is already a launch complex in Hainan — the Wenchang Space Launch Center. Like the other three such centers in China — Jiuquan, Taiyuan, and Xichang — it is administered by the central government and is primarily tasked with serving State programs such as lunar explorations and manned spaceflights.

    The Hainan provincial government has said it intends to make the new site a leading launch facility that will be fully commercially managed to support the long-term growth of the nation's commercial space industry.

    Thanks to the central government's encouragement and favorable policies, more Chinese private companies have become involved in satellite businesses ranging from design and manufacturing to in-orbit operations and data processing, generating huge demand for commercial launch services.

    Several private enterprises have announced or begun to implement plans to establish space-based networks with tens or even hundreds of satellites for broadband internet or data collection businesses.

    Hu Shengyun, a senior rocket designer at China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, said the existing government-run launch centers are too busy to handle rising demand from the commercial space sector. It is also not uncommon for even a government-assigned mission to have to await scheduling at those sites.

    Each of the existing centers has only one or two service towers, and important State missions such as crewed flights always have priority, Hu said.

    "Moreover, the management and operational methods of these centers are specifically designed for State-funded programs rather than commercial missions, so carrying out numerous commercial launches will likely create problems or challenges for them," he added.

    Yang said construction of a second launch service tower at the center in Hainan is expected to be finished next month.

    Installation and fine-tuning work on this tower is due to be completed in May, he said, adding that it will be able to service as many as 19 types of rockets, most of them produced by private companies.

    |<< Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next   >>|
    Top
    BACK TO THE TOP
    English
    Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
    License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

    Registration Number: 130349
    FOLLOW US
    国产热の有码热の无码视频| 亚洲色成人中文字幕网站| 天堂亚洲国产中文在线| 亚洲人成网亚洲欧洲无码久久| 99在线精品国自产拍中文字幕| 精品无码久久久久国产动漫3d| 亚洲中文字幕无码永久在线| 成人无码一区二区三区| 中文字幕无码久久久| 中文精品久久久久人妻不卡| 成人无码免费一区二区三区| 亚洲Av综合色区无码专区桃色| 最近最新中文字幕| 中文成人无字幕乱码精品区 | 精品久久久久久无码中文字幕| 欧日韩国产无码专区| 国产精品无码AV一区二区三区| 中文字幕精品一区二区三区视频| 成人性生交大片免费看中文| 久久精品无码专区免费| 国产V亚洲V天堂A无码| 亚洲av无码一区二区三区不卡| 无码粉嫩小泬无套在线观看| 最近完整中文字幕2019电影 | 中文字幕日韩三级片| 色综合久久精品中文字幕首页| 亚洲 无码 在线 专区| 久久影院午夜理论片无码| 免费精品无码AV片在线观看| 无码专区天天躁天天躁在线| 久久亚洲AV无码精品色午夜| 色多多国产中文字幕在线| 精品人妻va出轨中文字幕| 中文字幕久久波多野结衣av| 亚洲av无码成人精品区在线播放| 18禁裸乳无遮挡啪啪无码免费| 国产产无码乱码精品久久鸭| 波多野结衣AV无码| 久久久久成人精品无码| 亚洲精品国产日韩无码AV永久免费网 | 18禁黄无码高潮喷水乱伦|