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Monday, February 1, 2021
THE HAPPENING WORLD: Chinese Private Launch Company iSpace's Hyperbola-1 Fails
China’s iSpace suffers failure with second orbital launch attempt https://t.co/qcQLboE82a
— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) February 1, 2021
iSpace's Hyperbola-1 failed to reach orbit on its second launch attempt. Its first launch, in July 2019, was the first successful orbital launch by a “private” Chinese space company. Why do I say “private”?
Companies have also received support in the form of policy support, assistance from giant state-owned space contractors, provincial and local government deals and Military-Civil Fusion (MCF).
Posted at February 1, 2021 12:52