Tag: China Space Program
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ChinaSat Satellite Series Overview: How China Built the Strategic Communications Network Behind Its Space Power
The failed ChinaSat-4B launch has once again drawn attention to one of the most important yet least understood pillars of China’s space program: the ChinaSat communications satellite fleet. Over three decades, the program has evolved from reliance on foreign-built spacecraft into one of the world’s largest geostationary communications satellite systems, supporting everything from television broadcasting…
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China’s Rocket Launch Failures: A Historical Review of Major Mishaps, Root Causes and What They Reveal About Chinese Launch Reliability
China’s space program is often associated with a high launch tempo and a long record of successful missions. Yet the history of Chinese launch vehicles also includes a series of failures, partial failures and flight anomalies that have played an important role in shaping the country’s rocket technology. The latest example came on August 10,…
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China’s Space Computing Race: Competing for the Next Decade’s AI Compute Power
AI’s computing needs are outgrowing what Earth can easily supply — and a new race is emerging to move data centers into orbit. This report breaks down the emerging “space computing” industry from every angle: what it actually is and why energy and bandwidth constraints are pushing computing into space (Sections 1–2); the physical advantages…
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NASA Names Four-Astronaut Crew for Artemis III Docking Mission with SpaceX and Blue Origin Landers
NASA has selected three American astronauts and one European astronaut to fly on Artemis III, a landmark mission scheduled for late 2027 that will conduct the first in-space docking demonstrations between NASA’s Orion spacecraft and lunar landers developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced the crew during a ceremony in Houston…