07 July 2022
According to Feng Fei, the provincial governor of Hainan Island, China's first space launch site dedicated to commercial missions started construction in Wenchang on 6 July. The Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site programme is a joint venture of the Hainan government and 3 State-owned space conglomerates－CASC, CASIC and China Satellite Network Group. The site's construction is being undertaken by China Aerospace Construction Group.
The intention is to establish an entire space industry chain covering carrier rockets, satellites and data processing businesses. While the existing Wenchang Space Launch Centre is administered by the central government and is primarily tasked with serving State programs, the new space port will be fully commercially managed.
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