SINGAPORE—China is pushing ... The undisputed rocket leader is Musk’s SpaceX, which single-handedly accounted for more than half of the world’s orbital launches last year. Its workhorse Falcon 9 ...

Illustration: WSJ SINGAPORE—China is pushing its commercial space industry to grow in a bid to spur greater innovation and close the gap with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. At least six Chinese rockets ...

The model now has the highest success rate among all Chinese private rockets. The mission was China's 14th space launch of the year.

A Ceres 1 carrier rocket carrying eight satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on March 17, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Galactic Energy, a private rocket maker ...

Developing reusable launch vehicles is a strategic goal for China. “After rockets can be recovered and reused, the main changes we’ll see are faster launch frequencies and, of course ...