SpaceNews.comAndrew Jones

Space Pioneer’s 71‑m Tianlong‑3 fails to reach orbit on maiden flight from Jiuquan

Space Pioneer’s 71‑metre Tianlong‑3, China’s newest commercial orbital launcher, failed to reach orbit on its maiden flight from Jiuquan after an ascent‑phase anomaly within the first minutes of flight, aborting the debut attempt and preventing orbital insertion. The loss raises questions over vehicle readiness and near‑term commercial launch cadence.

2026-04-03T03:17:09.038900-07:00
SpaceWatch GlobalJoshua Faleti

Astroscale U.S. Opens El Paso Operations with UTEP Partnership to Advance Flight Dynamics, Autonomy and Space Domain Awareness

By SpaceWatch Global: Astroscale U.S. expands into El Paso with a UTEP partnership focused on flight dynamics, autonomy, and space domain awareness capabilities.

2026-04-03T03:58:28.510223-07:00
Leeham News

Leeham series: Why a Blended Wing Body’s large wing area comes from lift requirements

By Leeham News: April 3, 2026, ©. Leeham News: We have started a series of articles on the Blended Wing Body (BWB) as a potentially more efficient design for passenger-carrying airliners than the classical Tube And Wing (TAW) configuration.

2026-04-03T00:41:48.410017-07:00