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Sunday, October 11
China successfully launches 27th batch of SatNet communications satellites
TASS — 12:18 am ET (0418 GMT)

Friday, October 9
China's Long March-12 rocket launches new internet satellite group
Xinhua — 11:37 pm ET (0337 GMT)
China's space station to become global research platform: China's first astronaut
Xinhua — 4:12 am ET (0812 GMT)

Tuesday, October 6
China Details Space Station Evolution, Lunar Mission Progress
Aviation Week — 12:55 am ET (0455 GMT)

Sunday, October 4
A taste of home in orbit: How China keeps its astronauts well-fed
Xinhua — 12:10 am ET (0410 GMT)

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)

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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)

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Monday, October 12
Musk vows ‘affordable’ Starlink in India as he escalates feud with Ambani
Reuters — 1:05 am ET (0505 GMT)
Elon Musk says Starlink will be affordable in India; Govt officials call claims on licence ‘blatantly false’
The Week (India) — 1:05 am ET (0505 GMT)
Starlink Launch Targeted for Monday Afternoon at Vandenberg
Santa Barbara (CA) Edhat — 1:04 am ET (0504 GMT)
‘Starlink poses security challenges’: BJP's Nishikant Dubey hits out at Elon Musk as row escalates
Hindustan Times — 1:03 am ET (0503 GMT)
SpaceX has a plan to make your phone carrier obsolete
TheStreet.com — 1:01 am ET (0501 GMT)
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