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LandSpace

The latest news and top stories on LandSpace. A leading entity in the aerospace sector, Beijing-based LandSpace specialises in developing liquid fuel rocket engines and commercial launch vehicles. It primarily serves Chinese private and commercial aerospace enterprises, aiming to provide cost-effective space transportation services globally. Notably, LandSpace achieved a world first in July 2023 with its methane-fueled Zhuque-2 rocket reaching orbit. The company focuses on building a comprehensive industrial chain for medium and large liquid oxygen-methane launch vehicles, including developing reusable rocket technology.

China's space programme

Meet Dai Zheng, the space veteran betting on China’s reusable rocket revolution

LandSpace’s rocket booster recovery has supercharged the country’s commercial space ambitions – and validated a former state engineer’s start-up gamble.

24 Aug 2026 - 9:33PMvideocam

China's military weapons

Why China’s reusable rocket breakthrough matters for the PLA’s ‘kill chain’

21 Aug 2026 - 9:31PMvideocam

SCMP Highlights

China’s ‘smart’ diabetes probiotics; life sentence for Hui Ka-yan: 7 highlights

21 Aug 2026 - 12:15PM

China's space programme

Editorial | As the space race heats up, China’s momentum is undeniable

LandSpace’s successful recovery of the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket is a milestone that underlines China’s aerospace ambitions.

21 Aug 2026 - 7:15AM

In a global first, leading Chinese commercial rocket company LandSpace has recovered a stainless-steel booster after an orbital launch, marking a major step in the country’s efforts to develop lower-cost, reusable rockets. Photo: CCTV

US-China tech war

SpaceSail’s record funding fuels China’s satellite challenge to Musk’s Starlink

Company pairs landmark capital with rapid satellite deployment and overseas expansion as China’s private aerospace sector breaks new ground.

20 Aug 2026 - 2:00PM

Science

China joins Musk’s SpaceX with reusable rocket breakthroughs

LandSpace’s success in landing a rocket, following CASC’s achievement last month, may help launch space missions more cheaply and more frequently.

19 Aug 2026 - 10:07PM

Science

China becomes first to recover orbital launch rockets with 2 distinct paths

Zhuque-3 reaches orbit and has its first stage recovered, pulling off a dual-track strategy even the US has yet to execute.

19 Aug 2026 - 8:53PMvideocam

Electric & new energy vehicles

Musk’s headaches: meet China’s corporate matrix challenging his empire

From Tesla to SpaceX, Starlink and Neuralink, Chinese companies are giving – or trying to give – Elon Musk’s firms a run for their money.

16 Aug 2026 - 6:00PM

China's military weapons

China’s latest rocket failure prompts questions about ambitious launch schedule

Long March-7A explodes less than 90 seconds into flight, delaying ChinaSat-4B satellite installation and possibly affecting other programmes.

11 Aug 2026 - 8:45PMvideocam

Science

China joins US in reusable orbital rocket capability

The successful capture of the booster stage of a Long March-10B rocket is a first step on the road to narrowing the decade-long head start of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

13 Jul 2026 - 5:00PM

IPO

The new space race: how China plans to break SpaceX’s dominance with IPO push

As Beijing makes history by capturing the Long March-10B booster at sea, at least 15 aerospace firms are racing to go public on Shanghai’s Star Market or in Hong Kong.

14 Jul 2026 - 2:38AM

The Long March-10B carrier that made history in China, pictured launching from Wenchang in the southern Hainan province on July 10. Photo: AFP

Science

Long March-10B: China’s net-capture rocket joins space race with edge on SpaceX

Soon after launch, the first stage of the rocket returned vertically and was recovered via a sea platform, state media says.

10 Jul 2026 - 9:08PMvideocam

Science

China leads in GPS-style, reconnaissance and anti-satellite abilities, US report says

China is closing the space innovation gap with the United States and could take the lead if Washington doesn’t act, think tank warns.

28 Jun 2026 - 8:00PMvideocam

IPO

China’s space start-ups eye IPO boom as SpaceX heads for record listing

China’s emerging aerospace firms are lining up to list as SpaceX’s blockbuster flotation shines a spotlight on the sector.

11 Jun 2026 - 10:00PM

A SpaceX rocket launches from a company facility in the United States. The company's planned US$75 billion IPO is expected to accelerate listing plans among China's emerging commercial space companies. Photo: Reuters

Artificial intelligence

China launches space computing hub as SpaceX gears up for historic IPO

New institute highlights Beijing’s bid to leapfrog energy bottlenecks and underscores how tech race with US is moving off-planet.

5 Jun 2026 - 10:00PM

The establishment of the institute marks a major step in the China-US AI rivalry, which is increasingly extending beyond Earth. Photo: Shutterstock

Science

China launches heavyweight rocket to challenge SpaceX’s Falcon 9. It fails

Flight anomaly delays ambitions for Tianlong-3 to start delivering satellites for Chinese megaconstellations.

3 Apr 2026 - 8:44PMvideocam

IPO

Countdown starts for Chinese rocket maker CAS Space’s Shanghai listing

China’s commercial rocket champion plans to raise US$600 million on the Star Market after its listing application is accepted.

2 Apr 2026 - 3:29PM

China stock market

From AI to aerospace: China meme rocket shares take off in race with US

Investors scramble for opportunities to maintain market momentum after the AI frenzy shows signs of losing steam.

21 Feb 2026 - 9:30AM

A rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China’s Hainan province. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong’s budget should move the city towards ‘inspirational’ development

The 2026-27 budget speech should explain how the city’s economic direction aligns with global and national trends, defining its place in the industries of the future.

8 Feb 2026 - 9:30AM

Mainland China

China’s rocket start-ups push the envelope as IPOs gather pace

A policy-backed push to build commercial space champions is reshaping China’s IPO pipeline, with regulators signalling faster pathways.

23 Jan 2026 - 3:30PM

Banking & finance

Chinese banks join the space race with satellite launches and rocket backing

As China seeks new engines of growth, finance is emerging as an unexpected backer of the country’s commercial space ambitions.

22 Jan 2026 - 11:30AM

A Chinese Long March-12 carrier rocket blasts off on January 19 with a payload of low-orbit satellites. Photo: Xinhua

China Future Tech briefing

Aerospace | Chinese rivals to Musk’s Starlink wrestle with rocket constraints

The slow pace of Chinese rocket launches is hampering efforts to create alternatives to SpaceX’s Starlink and damping the government’s drive to pare reliance on US technology.

21 Jan 2026 - 12:45PM

Chinese rivals to Musk’s Starlink wrestle with rocket constraints

China's space programme

China’s commercial space sector soars with 50 launches in 2025

Commercial launches accounted for 54 per cent of the total last year, data from China National Space Administration shows.

21 Jan 2026 - 1:11AM

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong eyes slice of booming ‘NewSpace’ economy as professional services hub

Chief Executive’s Policy Unit reveals that it recently hosted a high-level round table on the space economy.

19 Jan 2026 - 10:00AMvideocam

China stock market

Chinese rocket shares slump after warnings on ‘irrational’ rally

Long-term prospects for sector are ‘very promising’, but market in the short term is ‘mainly driven by speculative sentiment’, analyst says.

13 Jan 2026 - 5:51PM

A rocket sits in the factory of Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology, a private rocket developer, in Wenchang, in south China’s Hainan province on December 30, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

IPO

Chinese rocket firm LandSpace moves towards US$1 billion IPO

Listing is the first accepted under a fast-track process for pre-revenue rocket companies, as China prioritises space development.

1 Jan 2026 - 2:30PM

A full-size model of LandSpace’s Zhuque-1 rocket, is displayed at its factory in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, on December 17, 2025. Photo: Reuters

China stock market

Launch window opens for China’s space companies as LandSpace advances IPO

LandSpace has completed IPO tutoring with Chinese regulators, putting it a step closer to a Shanghai Star Market listing.

26 Dec 2025 - 5:28PM

Science

Second reusable rocket recovery failure in a month puts China 10 years behind US

Chinese state-owned and commercial developers are racing to catch up on a decade of the technology’s deployment.

23 Dec 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

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LandSpace

Meet Dai Zheng, the space veteran betting on China’s reusable rocket revolution

LandSpace’s rocket booster recovery has supercharged the country’s commercial space ambitions – and validated a former state engineer’s start-up gamble.

Why China’s reusable rocket breakthrough matters for the PLA’s ‘kill chain’

China’s ‘smart’ diabetes probiotics; life sentence for Hui Ka-yan: 7 highlights

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Editorial | As the space race heats up, China’s momentum is undeniable

LandSpace’s successful recovery of the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket is a milestone that underlines China’s aerospace ambitions.

SpaceSail’s record funding fuels China’s satellite challenge to Musk’s Starlink

Company pairs landmark capital with rapid satellite deployment and overseas expansion as China’s private aerospace sector breaks new ground.

China joins Musk’s SpaceX with reusable rocket breakthroughs

LandSpace’s success in landing a rocket, following CASC’s achievement last month, may help launch space missions more cheaply and more frequently.

China becomes first to recover orbital launch rockets with 2 distinct paths

Zhuque-3 reaches orbit and has its first stage recovered, pulling off a dual-track strategy even the US has yet to execute.

Musk’s headaches: meet China’s corporate matrix challenging his empire

From Tesla to SpaceX, Starlink and Neuralink, Chinese companies are giving – or trying to give – Elon Musk’s firms a run for their money.

China’s latest rocket failure prompts questions about ambitious launch schedule

Long March-7A explodes less than 90 seconds into flight, delaying ChinaSat-4B satellite installation and possibly affecting other programmes.

China joins US in reusable orbital rocket capability

The successful capture of the booster stage of a Long March-10B rocket is a first step on the road to narrowing the decade-long head start of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

The new space race: how China plans to break SpaceX’s dominance with IPO push

As Beijing makes history by capturing the Long March-10B booster at sea, at least 15 aerospace firms are racing to go public on Shanghai’s Star Market or in Hong Kong.

Long March-10B: China’s net-capture rocket joins space race with edge on SpaceX

Soon after launch, the first stage of the rocket returned vertically and was recovered via a sea platform, state media says.

China leads in GPS-style, reconnaissance and anti-satellite abilities, US report says

China is closing the space innovation gap with the United States and could take the lead if Washington doesn’t act, think tank warns.

China’s space start-ups eye IPO boom as SpaceX heads for record listing

China’s emerging aerospace firms are lining up to list as SpaceX’s blockbuster flotation shines a spotlight on the sector.

China launches space computing hub as SpaceX gears up for historic IPO

New institute highlights Beijing’s bid to leapfrog energy bottlenecks and underscores how tech race with US is moving off-planet.

China launches heavyweight rocket to challenge SpaceX’s Falcon 9. It fails

Flight anomaly delays ambitions for Tianlong-3 to start delivering satellites for Chinese megaconstellations.

Countdown starts for Chinese rocket maker CAS Space’s Shanghai listing

China’s commercial rocket champion plans to raise US$600 million on the Star Market after its listing application is accepted.

From AI to aerospace: China meme rocket shares take off in race with US

Investors scramble for opportunities to maintain market momentum after the AI frenzy shows signs of losing steam.

Opinion | Hong Kong’s budget should move the city towards ‘inspirational’ development

The 2026-27 budget speech should explain how the city’s economic direction aligns with global and national trends, defining its place in the industries of the future.

China’s rocket start-ups push the envelope as IPOs gather pace

A policy-backed push to build commercial space champions is reshaping China’s IPO pipeline, with regulators signalling faster pathways.

Chinese banks join the space race with satellite launches and rocket backing

As China seeks new engines of growth, finance is emerging as an unexpected backer of the country’s commercial space ambitions.

.css-1f6sr3w{color:#727272;}Aerospace | Chinese rivals to Musk’s Starlink wrestle with rocket constraints

The slow pace of Chinese rocket launches is hampering efforts to create alternatives to SpaceX’s Starlink and damping the government’s drive to pare reliance on US technology.

China’s commercial space sector soars with 50 launches in 2025

Commercial launches accounted for 54 per cent of the total last year, data from China National Space Administration shows.

Hong Kong eyes slice of booming ‘NewSpace’ economy as professional services hub

Chief Executive’s Policy Unit reveals that it recently hosted a high-level round table on the space economy.

Chinese rocket shares slump after warnings on ‘irrational’ rally

Long-term prospects for sector are ‘very promising’, but market in the short term is ‘mainly driven by speculative sentiment’, analyst says.

Chinese rocket firm LandSpace moves towards US$1 billion IPO

Listing is the first accepted under a fast-track process for pre-revenue rocket companies, as China prioritises space development.

Launch window opens for China’s space companies as LandSpace advances IPO

LandSpace has completed IPO tutoring with Chinese regulators, putting it a step closer to a Shanghai Star Market listing.

Second reusable rocket recovery failure in a month puts China 10 years behind US

Chinese state-owned and commercial developers are racing to catch up on a decade of the technology’s deployment.

Editorial | As the space race heats up, China’s momentum is undeniable

Aerospace | Chinese rivals to Musk’s Starlink wrestle with rocket constraints