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Galactic Energy’s Pallas-1 rocket reaches orbit on debut launch

by Andrew Jones September 1, 2026September 1, 2026

HELSINKI — Chinese commercial launch company Galactic Energy successfully launched its first Pallas-1 rocket late Monday, with future flights to attempt first stage recovery.

Galactic Energy targets Sept. 1 for debut launch of Pallas-1 rocket

by Andrew Jones August 27, 2026August 27, 2026

A wide aerial view of a rocket launch site in a desert landscape at sunset. A tall white rocket stands vertically on a launch pad near the center-right, surrounded by service towers and low buildings. A long rectangular assembly building and crane structure sit nearby, connected by paved roads. The surrounding terrain is flat, sandy, and sparsely developed, with distant mountains visible on the horizon under a warm orange sky.

Commercial launch providers shortlisted for China’s low-cost cargo spacecraft

by Andrew Jones June 9, 2026June 9, 2026

China’s latest batch of new and reusable rockets are close to launch

by Andrew Jones May 29, 2026May 29, 2026

China’s Lanyue crewed lunar lander undergoing a landing and ascent test at the extraterrestrial celestial body landing test facility in Huailai, Hebei Province, on August 6, 2025. The lander is suspended from a large steel tower structure and firing its thrusters, producing a yellow exhaust plume characteristic of hypergolic propellants.

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China set for high-stakes moon program and reusable launch tests to close out 2025

by Andrew Jones September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

Galactic Energy secures $336 million, nears debut of new reusable and solid rockets

by Andrew Jones September 28, 2025September 28, 2025

A Landspace Zhuque-3 prototype rocket stage, powered by a methane-liquid oxygen exhuast plume, in the skies above the desert at Jiuquan spaceport, Jan. 19, 2024.

China to debut new Long March and commercial rockets in 2025

by Andrew Jones January 2, 2025January 3, 2025

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