China eyes unprecedented 40 space launches in 2018
2018-01-05 09:59:43 source：Global Times
January 4, 2018
China will conduct more than 40 space-related activities in 2018, with analysts saying this shows that China's aerospace capabilities are strengthening in scientific research, commercial use and national defense.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the main contractor of the Chinese space program, held a planning session for 2018, and announced that it will conduct 35 launches in 2018, including the heavy-lift carrier rocket Long March-5, Chang'e-4 lunar probe, and BeiDou navigation satellite network.
Another State-owned hi-tech enterprise, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), will also conduct several launches, including the Kuaizhou ("fast boat" in Chinese) series solid-fuelled carrier rocket, mainly for commercial purposes.
"The number of expected space-related activities in 2018 is unprecedented in Chinese history and will make China the country with the most space launches in 2018," said an anonymous aerospace expert.
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