02 September 2020
Commsat, a private satellite producer in Beijing started the construction of its satellite plant on 01 September in Tangshan, a coastal city in Hebei province. The plant is in Tangshan's Lunan district and will become operational around the beginning of 2021. Its initial production capacity will be about 100 satellites with weights ranging from 50 to 500 kilograms. Commsat President Peng Yuanyuan said in the statement that the Tangshan plant will adopt pulse-line manufacturing and intelligence technologies to make satellites in a fast, cost-effective manner. The plant will not only manufacture satellites but also conduct research on space-based communication technologies and ground applications.
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01 September 2020
As we near the 2/3 point for the year 2020, it is starting to feel like a “lost year” for some. China has been a little bit different. While the country was subject to a brutal lockdown during February and March, things have begun to return to relative normalcy. This normalcy has also been reflected in the Chinese space industry, which over the course of this year has continued to grow rapidly. This has been met by increased government initiatives related to space, something that has occurred at both a national and local government level. This has contributed to an increased splintering of the Chinese space industry away from Beijing. Longer-term, the increased involvement of local and provincial governments in concert with commercial companies will likely lead to innovation, albeit in a comparatively inefficient way due to overlapping responsibilities and duplication of work.
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31 August 2020
China's Chang'e 4 probe has survived more than 600 Earth days on the far side of the Moon while conducting scientific explorations. With a variety of scientific instruments on board, the lander and rover observed and measured the exotic land, offering unprecedented views and understanding the characteristics of the environment on the far side of the Moon.
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30 August 2020
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is pleased to announce the launch of new Science Partner Journal, Space: Science & Technology, published in affiliation with the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT). BIT cooperates with China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) which is affiliated with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) in managing the journal. Space: Science & Technology is an online-only Open Access journal. The goal of Space: Science & Technology is to publish high-quality, high-influence Research Articles, Review Articles, Editorials and Perspectives from the world's top universities and research institutions on the intersections, frontiers and hot topics in the space field.
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