26 April 2018
On 26 April, China launched a new company focusing on the scale-production of satellites in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. The newly established CASIC Space Engineering Development Co. is a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC). The company has a complete research and development capacity for the design of satellites, with core technologies in the structure and thermal control of satellites, according to Lyu Dongming, president with the company. At the facility, a new type of space cargo transport aircraft is under development and will complete its maiden flight in 2019. Technologies such as space inflatable deployment, flexible heat shielding and composite materials, will be used. New types of composite material cabins, and new types of environmental control and life support technology will be applied to achieve products that offer support for missions such as return transport of space cargo, and delivery and recovery of goods.
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