Space Transportation (凌空天行), yet another Chinese launcher start-up entering the NewSpace race

Yet another new Chinese launcher start-up has been revealed and put into the spotlight this week: Space Transportation (which is a rough translation of its Chinese name: 凌空天行). The company was actually founded back in August 2018, but had been keeping a low profile ever since. However last Thursday, Source Code Capital (源码资本) published on its WeChat official account that “it had provided Space Transportation … Continue reading Space Transportation (凌空天行), yet another Chinese launcher start-up entering the NewSpace race

A Retrospective on China’s Aircraft Cabin Industry

The Chinese aircraft interiors industry is a domain which has seen spectacular development in recent years, both through organic growth and international acquisitions. China’s aircraft interiors industry before the 2000s is unclear. Although it is very likely that some form of industry existed due to China’s development of military aircrafts, we may only presume that it was very weak in the civilian aircraft sector due … Continue reading A Retrospective on China’s Aircraft Cabin Industry