10 July 2020
China now has more than 100 private space companies that are creating reusable rockets, sending payloads into their pre-set orbits and quickly catching up with global leaders such as American-owned SpaceX. Professor Yang Yuguang from China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, and Vice Chair of IAF Space Transportation Committee told CGTN that China will have private company better than SpaceX sooner or later. "You see they are already very innovative and very active in developing new technologies." He also believes there will be no essential conflicts between private companies and state-owned enterprises because the enormous size of the market potential. "In the upstream and downstream, there are more such examples. You can choose the components, parts, devices or subsystems from either the state owned companies or from the private companies. For the downstream such as applications you can see more companies in China already engage in providing services related to Earth observation, communication and so on," said Yang.
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09 July 2020
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is supporting U.S. commercial space companies which have to compete with Chinese service providers. Sandra Erwin reports for SpaceNews that "U.S. companies in the space sector face tough competition from Chinese government-backed companies and the Ex-Im Bank now has a mandate from Congress to help level the playing field, David Trulio, a bank senior vice president said at a virtual forum hosted by Ex-Im. Trulio, a former Defense Department official, runs Ex-Im’s “Program on China and Transformational Exports.” The program was directed by Congress when it signed a seven-year re-authorization for Ex-Im on December 20, 2019."
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13 July 2020
China has been actively engaged with the international space community, providing services to global users, strengthening cooperation and contributing Chinese know-how. The Xichang Satellite Launch Centre contributed to launched for many countries, such as Nigeria, Bolivia, Belarus and Algeria. Since its establishment in 1970, the centre has witnessed 34 international launches, accounting for nearly 70 percent of the country's total foreign satellite launch missions. China has continued to participate and deepen international cooperation for manned missions. It has forged several collaborative projects with countries, including Russia, Germany, France, Italy, and organizations such as the European Space Agency and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.
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13 July 2020
China's space tracking ship Yuanwang 6 departed from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province on 13 July for multiple spacecraft monitoring missions. Yuanwang 6, the third-generation Yuanwang space tracking ship, will carry out missions in the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. It will complete a one-way voyage of more than 10,000 nautical miles and operate at sea for 100 days. This is the first time for a Yuanwang ship to perform missions in the three oceans during a single voyage.
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