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Saturday, October 3
5.1m-yuan suborbital space tour listed on Trip.com
China Daily — 1:28 am ET (0528 GMT)

Friday, October 2
Chinese rocket firm, disease research lab to test space pharmaceutical payloads
Xinhua — 3:35 am ET (0735 GMT)
China launches Guowang, Yaogan-40 satellites, sets up busy Q4 manifest
Space News — 3:27 am ET (0727 GMT)

Thursday, October 1
CAS Space targets early 2027 debut of reusable Lihong-2 suborbital rocket
Space News — 5:19 am ET (0919 GMT)
Chinese electric-pump rocket startup Z-Trak raises new funding, targets 2027 debut for reusable Fission-A
Space News — 5:15 am ET (0915 GMT)

Wednesday, September 30
Electric-pump propulsion emerges as new front in China’s commercial launch sector
Space News — 5:25 am ET (0925 GMT)

Tuesday, September 29
China's BeiDou navigation system expands into diverse sectors amid tech convergence
Xinhua — 6:31 am ET (1031 GMT)
China to complete new-generation Mars geologic map by end of 2028
Xinhua — 6:31 am ET (1031 GMT)
Deep Blue Aerospace raises close to $300 million for reusable launch plans
Space News — 6:19 am ET (1019 GMT)

Monday, September 28
China's space diplomacy lifts Pakistani astronaut toward orbit
Reuters — 4:22 am ET (0822 GMT)

Sunday, September 27
‘China’s SpaceX’ Spins Off Amid Commercial Competition
The Jamestown Foundation — 6:27 am ET (1027 GMT)
Why claims that China’s BeiDou satellite was refuelled in orbit could change space race
South China Morning Post — 6:22 am ET (1022 GMT)

Saturday, September 26
Is China catching up to the US and SpaceX on reusable rockets?
New Scientist — 6:57 am ET (1057 GMT)

Friday, September 25
US must beat China to the moon, NASA chief says
NewsNation — 5:02 am ET (0902 GMT)
NASA chief concerned China may deny access to parts of Moon’s south pole
Ars Technica — 4:56 am ET (0856 GMT)
China launches new remote sensing satellite group
Xinhua — 4:48 am ET (0848 GMT)
China's Shenzhou-23 astronauts send Mid-Autumn Festival greetings from space
Xinhua — 4:48 am ET (0848 GMT)
Isaacman says NASA ‘dodged a bullet’ with Chinese lunar mission delay
Space News — 4:38 am ET (0838 GMT)

Thursday, September 24
Former NASA chief sounds alarm on China’s lunar “exploration” plans
Ars Technica — 5:16 am ET (0916 GMT)
China holds ceremony to honor Shenzhou-20, Shenzhou-21 astronauts
Xinhua — 5:05 am ET (0905 GMT)

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news in brief
EnduroSat raises $205 million
Posted: Sun, Sep 20 6:35 AM ET (1035 GMT)

Impulse Space raises additional $308 million
Posted: Sun, Sep 20 6:34 AM ET (1034 GMT)

Russia launches Progress cargo spacecraft to ISS
Posted: Sun, Sep 20 6:28 AM ET (1028 GMT)

news links
Saturday, October 3
The rover that could finally find life on Mars: I travelled to a remote desert in Spain to see ESA's £1billion Rosalind Franklin put to the test
The Daily Mail — 1:33 am ET (0533 GMT)
Alabama submits bid to build Space Academy in Huntsville
Axios — 1:29 am ET (0529 GMT)
Space Force general picked to lead U.S. Space Command as it moves to Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville Times — 1:28 am ET (0528 GMT)
Thomas Zurbuchen joins Blue Origin
ETH Zurich — 1:28 am ET (0528 GMT)
5.1m-yuan suborbital space tour listed on Trip.com
China Daily — 1:28 am ET (0528 GMT)
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