China's Bold Space Endeavors: Tianwen-2 and Methane-Powered Rocket Launch

China's Bold Space Endeavors: Tianwen-2 and Methane-Powered Rocket Launch

China's Bold Space Endeavors: Tianwen-2 and Methane-Powered Rocket Launch China is set to intensify its space exploration activities with the imminent launch of the Tianwen-2 asteroid probe, scheduled for late May. This mission marks the nation’s first attempt to gather samples from a near-Earth asteroid, an endeavor reported by state-run CCTV.Zhuque-2E, a methane-powered rocket developed by China's private startup, LandSpace Technology, success…

China's commercial ZQ-2E rocket sends six satellites into space

A commercial rocket lifted off on Saturday in northwest China, successfully sending six satellites into space.The rocket, coded ZQ-2E Y2, blasted off at 12:12 p.m. Beijing Time from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone near the Jiuquan

China launches 6 new satellites into space

Commercial rocket lifted off from Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center - Anadolu Ajansı

China ready to launch Tianwen 2 mission

China's Tianwen-2 probe is scheduled for launch at the end of May. It will subsequently conduct functional checks and joint tests.

The unmanned Tianwen 2 probe, intended to carry out the first Chinese mission to collect and return samples from an asteroid, will be launched this month from the Xichang space centre in the central province of Sichuan, according to the Chinese National Space Administration. The device was moved on Sunday to the launch preparation area in Xichang, where functional pre-takeoff reviews will be carried out, picked up the local daily China Daily. Th…

A commercial rocket took off today Saturday in northwestern China, successfully sending six satellites into space. The rocket, code ZQ-2E Y2, departed at 12:12 (Beijing time) from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone, located near the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The carrier vehicle is a modified variant of the ZQ-2 model, developed by the Beijing-based private rocket manufacturer, LandSpace.