Tag: China Commercial Space
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From Remote Sensing Satellites to Intelligent Satellites: A New Direction for China’s Commercial Space Industry
As the commercial space industry enters its second half, the satellite applications market is increasingly driven by cost efficiency and is, in turn, pushing upstream remote sensing satellite manufacturers toward a new paradigm of integrated sensing and computing. China has now entered the era of intelligent satellites. Why has onboard intelligence become a necessity for…
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China’s Rocket Launch Failures: A Historical Review of Major Mishaps, Root Causes and What They Reveal About Chinese Launch Reliability
China’s space program is often associated with a high launch tempo and a long record of successful missions. Yet the history of Chinese launch vehicles also includes a series of failures, partial failures and flight anomalies that have played an important role in shaping the country’s rocket technology. The latest example came on August 10,…
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China’s Space Computing Is Not the Same as Musk’s Vision
Over the past year, space computing has emerged as one of the hottest topics in the global commercial space industry. From a wave of domestic companies announcing plans for computing satellites, computing constellations, and space-based computing platforms, to SpaceX’s continued discussions around orbital data centers and AI infrastructure, space computing has quickly become a new…