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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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A Long March 7 rocket carrying Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft ignites on the launch pad at Wenchang Satellite Launch Center during a nighttime liftoff on July 14 (UTC), 2025. The launch tower and rocket are illuminated by the flame and floodlights against a dark sky.
Posted inCivil, Launch, News

China launches Tianzhou-9 to Tiangong space station with record cargo and upgraded EVA suits

by Andrew JonesJuly 14, 2025July 14, 2025
A Long March 4C rocket lifts off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in a forested mountainous region of southwest China, trailing flames and smoke as it carries the Shiyan-28B (01) satellite into orbit on July 3, 2025.
Posted inLaunch, Military, News

Experimental Chinese satellite turns up in unexpected orbit

by Andrew JonesJuly 11, 2025July 11, 2025
The Chang'e-6 lander and ascender on the far side of the moon. Credit: CNSA
Posted inCivil, From the Magazine

China eyes the moon, Mars and space dominance

by Andrew JonesJuly 11, 2025July 11, 2025
Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

Orienspace targets 2025 test flight of Gravity-2 after engine test

by Andrew JonesJuly 10, 2025July 10, 2025
Posted inCommercial, News

Japan’s Interstellar secures $62 million in series F funding

by Andrew JonesJuly 10, 2025July 10, 2025
JWST image of Neptune
Posted inCivil, News

Chinese scientists propose 2033 Neptune orbiter mission

by Andrew JonesJuly 7, 2025July 7, 2025
A Long March 4C rocket lifts off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in a forested mountainous region of southwest China, trailing flames and smoke as it carries the Shiyan-28B (01) satellite into orbit on July 3, 2025.
Posted inLaunch, News

China launches first classified Shiyan-28B experimental satellite

by Andrew JonesJuly 3, 2025July 3, 2025
Shijian-21 lifting off atop a Long March 3B on Oct. 24, 2021. The Shijian-21 spacecraft later successfully docked with a defunct Chinese satellite to alter its orbit.
Posted inCivil, Military, News

Chinese spacecraft begin rendezvous and proximity operations in geostationary orbit

by Andrew JonesJune 30, 2025July 1, 2025
A Chinese astronaut conducts a spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station, working on the robotic arm while Earth is visible in the background. The scene was captured by a panoramic camera on the Wentian module during Shenzhou-20’s second EVA on June 26, 2025.
Posted inCivil, News

China’s Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete second spacewalk to enhance Tiangong space station

by Andrew JonesJune 27, 2025July 1, 2025
Posted inCivil, News

Chinese scientists push for cubesat swarm mission to fly by infamous asteroid Apophis

by Andrew JonesJune 26, 2025June 26, 2025

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