China gears up for space station, cargo and crewed mission launches

China’s human spaceflight agency is also soliciting proposals for low-cost cargo transportation to orbital outpost

by Andrew JonesJanuary 7, 2021January 23, 2023

Components of the Long March 5B (Y2) to launch the Chinese space station core module at a facility in Tianjin.

China is preparing to launch three major missions in the next few months to initiate the construction phase of the Chinese space station project.

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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... More by Andrew Jones