Who's Who: China's Space Industry

The Zhuque-3 reusable Y2 carrier rocket blasts off at the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone in Northwest China, August 19, 2026. *Credit: Landspace*

Outer space has long been a priority for China. In the 1950s, the Communist Party coined the term “two bombs, one satellite” as a signpost for its

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