China's LandSpace Pursues Reusable Rockets in Challenge to SpaceX Dominance

“SpaceX can push products to the edge and even into failure, quickly identifying limits and iterating,” Zhuque-3 chief designer Dai Zheng told state broadcaster CCTV after the flight. “That was one of the reasons I left a state-owned institute to join LandSpace.”

China Launches Shenzhou XXII Spacecraft

Vodacom Partners with Elon Musk’s Starlink to Bring High-Speed Internet Across Africa

Musk Pushes Starlink Into Space-Based Computing as AI Drives Satellite Innovation

Space-based computing centers are essentially modular, orbiting data hubs. By relocating computing infrastructure from Earth to orbit, these centers process satellite-generated data in situ, sidestepping terrestrial bottlenecks such as land scarcity and high energy costs.

China’s Lunar Mission Advances as Key Systems Pass Major Tests

SpaceX Marks 130th Launch of 2025 with Latest Starlink Mission

China's Commercial Space Industry Poised for Takeoff in 2025

China has registered 51,300 satellites with the International Telecommunication Union. Key projects include the Qianfan Constellation with 15,000 satellites by 2030 and the GW Constellation with 12,992 satellites. Honghu Constellation, operated by LandSpace subsidiary Hongqing Technology, plans 10,000 satellites across 160 orbital planes.

SpaceX Plans Stock Sale at $400 Billion Valuation, Sources Say

Congress Approves NASA Moon Funding Opposed by Musk and Isaacman

SpaceX Loses Contact With Starship During Latest Test Flight After Upper Stage Failure