15 May 2018
Chinese volunteers have completed a one-year test living in a simulated space lab in Beijing, setting a new record for the longest stay in a self-contained cabin where oxygen, water and food are recycled by an BLSS - Bioregenerative Life Support System. Four students, two males and two females, emerged from the Yuegong 1, or Lunar Palace 1, at Beihang University to the applause of academicians, researchers and fellow students on 15 May. The total length of the test, which started on 10 May last year, was 370 days, with the third stage accounting for 110 days.
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13 May 2018
Launching rockets and satellites has long been the preserve of China's state-owned aerospace companies, but private space firms are now popping up hoping to find gold in the space dust. A report by Beijing-based investment institution FutureAerospace says more than 60 private Chinese firms have entered the commercial space industry over the past three years, focusing on the production and launch of satellites and rockets.
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For a comprehensive overview on the current state of commercial space activities in China, read the latest issue of the GoTaikonauts! newsletter, issue 21. The second part of the overview along with the full historical review of China's commercial space activities will be published in the next issue, no 22.

16 May 2018
China surprised the global community of science and technology with its recent success in quantum telecommunication. The next surprise could become the wave of Chinese commercial space activities aiming not only on the national market but targeting international customers in the areas of launch services, remote sensing satellites, communication satellites, and satellite platforms. GoTaikonauts! has reviewed the historical beginnings and the development of China’s commercial space activities until today. This comprehensive report can be read in issue no 22 (for release next month) In the current issue, issue no 21, can be found the first part of an report on the status quo in the Chinese commercial space industry – giving an overview on launcher activities.

17 May 2018
In the morning of the 17 May at 7:33 a.m. Beijing Time, Chinese commercial space company OneSpace launched its "Chongqing Liangjiang Star" rocket from a launch center in northwest China. OneSpace is a Beijing-based private company with a manufacturing base in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The nine-meter-long, 7,200-kg rocket has a maximum altitude of 38.742 kilometers and a top speed of more than 5.7 times the speed of sound, according to Shu Chang, founder and CEO of OneSpace.
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