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Author Archives: Andrew Jones

Andrew Jones covers China's space industry for SpaceNews. Andrew has previously lived in China and reported from major space conferences there. Based in Helsinki, Finland, he has written for National Geographic, New Scientist, Smithsonian Magazine, Sky & Telescope, IEEE Spectrum, and The Wire China.

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Nighttime launch of the Long March 3B rocket carrying the Shijian-25 satellite, illuminating the surroundings at Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
Posted inCivil, Launch, News

China launches Shijian-25 satellite to test on-orbit refueling and mission extension technologies

by Andrew JonesJanuary 6, 2025January 6, 2025
Posted inCivil, Commercial, Launch, Military, News

India eyes record year for space with 10 planned launches

by Andrew JonesJanuary 3, 2025January 3, 2025
A Landspace Zhuque-3 prototype rocket stage, powered by a methane-liquid oxygen exhuast plume, in the skies above the desert at Jiuquan spaceport, Jan. 19, 2024.
Posted inCivil, Commercial, Launch, News

China to debut new Long March and commercial rockets in 2025

by Andrew JonesJanuary 2, 2025January 3, 2025
PSLV-C60 rocket launches into the night sky from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, carrying the SpaDeX and POEM-4 payloads, December 30, 2024
Posted inCivil, Launch, News

India launches space docking experiment with PSLV rocket, advancing major ambitions

by Andrew JonesDecember 30, 2024December 30, 2024
The second batch of Qianfan/Thousand Sails satellites launches on a Long March 6A rocket from Taiyuan, Oct. 15, 2024.
Posted inCommercial, News

Satellite manufacturer for Chinese megaconstellation secures $137 million funding

by Andrew JonesDecember 30, 2024December 30, 2024
Orange exhaust pushes a large Long March rocket from the pad at the coastal Wenchang spaceport, with white smoke billowing around lightning towers near the launch tower.
Posted inCivil, News, Policy & Politics

China’s space agency faces leadership change amid shake-up

by Andrew JonesDecember 30, 2024December 30, 2024
Flags wave in the wind near a Kinetica-1 rocket, covered and mounted on a transport vehicle, during launch preparations at the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Area, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

China suffers commercial rocket failure but sets record for annual launches

by Andrew JonesDecember 27, 2024December 27, 2024
Sand and exhaust billow out from a desert landing pad as the Zhuque-3 rocket test article makes a powered descent.
Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

China’s Landspace secures state-backed funding for reusable rockets

by Andrew JonesDecember 26, 2024December 26, 2024
Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

China nears record launch year with Ceres-1 and SAR satellite missions

by Andrew JonesDecember 19, 2024December 20, 2024
Two Chinese astronauts conduct extravehicular activity (EVA) outside the Tiangong space station, wearing Feitian spacesuits. One astronaut is attached to the station's robotic arm, working on external equipment, while the second astronaut is positioned near handrails with Earth’s curvature visible in the background. The image is captured by a panoramic camera on the Wentian module.
Posted inCivil, News

Shenzhou-19 astronauts complete record-breaking 9-hour spacewalk

by Andrew JonesDecember 17, 2024December 17, 2024

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