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March 18, 2016

China to establish first commercial rocket launch company
Beijing (XNA) Mar 18, 2016
China will establish a commercial rocket development and launch company, a scientist with a state-owned space technology enterprise said Tuesday. Hu Shengyun, chief model designer of China Sanjiang Space Group (CSSG), said that Kuaizhou-11, the company's latest carrier rocket, is scheduled to conduct a commercial launch in 2017. Hu, also a national legislator, told Xinhua on the sidelines of the annual legislature session that the company has been planning to set up a dedicated company as pa ... read more

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