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Bejings local government fostering commercial space activities, Space Force takes control of an old weather satellite
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https://spacenews.com/beijing-to-foster-commercial-space-and-satellite-constellations-as-key-future-industries/
> Beijing to foster commercial space and satellite constellations as key future industries
> HELSINKI — Beijing’s municipal government intends to support commercial aerospace and satellite constellations and applications in a plan to promote industries of the future.
> The commercial space plan calls for the acceleration of the development and production of medium and large commercial rockets, 3D printed rockets, high-thrust, reusable full-flow staged combustion cycle rocket engines, and recoverable commercial payload spacecraft.
> Landspace, iSpace, Galactic Energy, Deep Blue Aerospace and Space Pioneer are a number of the leading commercial launch startups with headquarters or other facilities in the city. GalaxySpace, Minospace, Smart Satellite and HEAD Aerospace are among the satellite-focused commercial companies, variously engaged in satellite communications, small satellite manufacturing, synthetic aperture radar and other remote sensing satellites.
>China’s commercial launch companies are experiencing a breakthrough year in 2023, following the opening of portions of the space sector to private capital in 2014. CAS Space,Galactic Energy, iSpace, Expace, Space Pioneer and Landspace have all reached orbit so far in 2023.
> These include first commercial liquid propellant launch successes, achieved by Space Pioneer and Landspace. GalaxySpace meanwhile launched its first stackable, flat-panel communications satellite in July.
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https://spacenews.com/space-force-gets-another-weather-satellite-from-noaa/
> Space Force gets another weather satellite from NOAA