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 by Staff Writers Jiuquan, China (XNA) Dec 27, 2019
A commercial suborbital carrier rocket developed by a private Chinese company was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 4:50 p.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time). The rocket, Tansuo-1, was developed by Space Trek. It completed the whole maneuver flight and fairing separation at high dynamic pressure during the flight. The rocket can serve purposes of meteorological observation, microgravity testing as well as satellite payload experiments. It was the maiden flight of the first rocket developed by the company. The Chinese government encourages the participation of private enterprises in the space industry. The country had more than 60 private companies in the commercial space industry as of December 2018. Source: Xinhua News Agency
Equipment installation for Angara Launch Pad at Russia's Vostochny to start Sunday Vostochny, Russia (Sputnik) Dec 17, 2019 The installation of equipment needed for Angara-family rocket lauch systems will begin at the Vostochny space centre in Russia's Far East on Sunday, Deputy Director-General of Russia's Centre for Operation of Space Ground-Based Infrastructure (TsENKI) Sergey Kostarev told reporters. "There is a landmark event at the cosmodrome this week as we start the installation of technological equipment for the launch complex", Kostarev said. Kostarev added that all technological equipment for the const ... read more
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