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China’s Next-Gen Lunar Crewcraft Completes Zero-Altitude Pad Abort Test

China’s new-generation crewed lunar spacecraft performed a zero-altitude pad abort test early Tuesday, igniting its escape tower to propel the capsule and then separating at a preset altitude. This marks the first manned spacecraft abort trial at launch pad in 27 years and a key milestone toward future taikonaut lunar landings.

2025-06-17T01:21:18.076013-07:00

Bloomberg

Airbus Poised to Secure Up to 300-Jet Deal with Chinese Airlines

2025-06-03T23:05:08.524877-07:00

SpaceNews.com

China’s Shijian Satellites Poised for GEO Refueling Test Under US Surveillance

2025-06-10T04:03:45.563938-07:00

Space.com

Tianwen-2 returns first deep-space image en route to lunar fragment asteroid

2025-06-08T03:07:36.289052-07:00

Hype Analysis

China's Aviation Industry in September 2024: Key Developments and Trends

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South China Morning Post

Asia-Pacific Carriers Cancel Bali Flights as Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki Erupts Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores island erupted on Tuesday, sending a 10-kilometer ash plume into the atmosphere and prompting carriers from Singapore’s SIA to China’s AirAsia to cancel over two dozen flights to and from Bali. Authorities are monitoring ash dispersion for potential further disruptions.

2025-06-17T18:55:04.991652-07:00

Asia-Pacific Carriers Cancel Bali Flights as Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki Erupts

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China’s Next-Gen Lunar Crewcraft Completes Zero-Altitude Pad Abort Test China’s new-generation crewed lunar spacecraft performed a zero-altitude pad abort test early Tuesday, igniting its escape tower to propel the capsule and then separating at a preset altitude. This marks the first manned spacecraft abort trial at launch pad in 27 years and a key milestone toward future taikonaut lunar landings.

2025-06-17T01:21:18.076013-07:00

China’s Next-Gen Lunar Crewcraft Completes Zero-Altitude Pad Abort Test

South China Morning Post

China Demonstrates 5× Starlink-Comparable Laser Downlink from GEO Chinese researchers have used a 2 W laser to transmit data from a geostationary satellite to Earth in under five seconds, achieving downlink speeds five times greater than SpaceX’s Starlink. The breakthrough marks a significant advance in optical space-to-ground communications.

2025-06-16T22:07:13.314009-07:00

China Demonstrates 5× Starlink-Comparable Laser Downlink from GEO

South China Morning Post

China’s Fujian Carrier May Imminently Enter Service, Analysts Say Images circulating on social media show China’s Fujian aircraft carrier operating with its flight deck markings in place, hinting at imminent commissioning, according to a military analyst. The vessel, China’s first domestically designed carrier, appears to have concluded sea trials and may enter service in coming weeks.

2025-06-16T20:15:14.863546-07:00

China’s Fujian Carrier May Imminently Enter Service, Analysts Say

SpaceWatch Africa

Chinese Startup Spacety Launches SAR Demonstrators as It Builds 30-Satellite Constellation Changsha Spacety’s Honghu and TY-33 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites lifted off on Zhuque-2 Telemetry-3, marking a critical step in its roadmap to field a seamless, high-resolution, all-weather earth observation network of over 30 SAR platforms.

2025-06-16T16:19:05.292749-07:00

Chinese Startup Spacety Launches SAR Demonstrators as It Builds 30-Satellite Constellation

News.CN

Shenzhou-20 Crew Sustains Science and Station Maintenance After 50 Days Aboard Tiangong After more than 50 days aboard China’s Tiangong space station, the Shenzhou-20 astronauts maintain a full schedule of scientific experiments, health checks and routine station maintenance to sustain ongoing operations.

2025-06-16T10:48:30.347908-07:00

Shenzhou-20 Crew Sustains Science and Station Maintenance After 50 Days Aboard Tiangong

SpaceNews.com

China tests cislunar infrastructure with small satellites in novel lunar orbits China has launched a series of small satellites into specialized lunar and cislunar orbits to validate communication, navigation and orbital maneuver techniques ahead of planned Earth–Moon infrastructure. The missions aim to establish a foundational network for future lunar exploration and potential commercial services.

2025-06-16T07:11:27.548268-07:00

China tests cislunar infrastructure with small satellites in novel lunar orbits

FlightGlobal

Comac Secures Safran and Crane as System Suppliers for C929 Ahead of Paris Air Show Debut Comac kicked off its Paris Air Show return by signing agreements with Safran and US-based Crane Aerospace and Electronics to supply key systems for its C929 widebody programme. The deals strengthen Comac’s supplier base as it pushes its first export-targeted widebody aircraft toward certification and production.

2025-06-16T02:15:46.824491-07:00

Comac Secures Safran and Crane as System Suppliers for C929 Ahead of Paris Air Show Debut

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