Taikonautica

One Small Step for Zhurong

The Zhurong rover begins exploring Mars, new satellite regulations are out, and Galactic Energy eyes the international market.

May 25, 2021 • Cory

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The Rise (and Fall) of China's Space Station

This week: China gets a space station, the rocket didn’t kill anyone (probably), and more news on the mega-constellation.

May 10, 2021 • Cory

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March 2021

Don't get caught in the churn

A look at different company rankings, a new rocket company, and scads of policy developments

Mar 15, 2021 • Cory

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Second Mover Advantage?

This week: A deep-dive into rocketmaker Galactic Energy, the iSpace launch failure report, and Geely gets the go ahead to build satellites for its…

Mar 1, 2021 • Cory

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February 2021

Chinese Space Tourism

Not off the ground yet

Feb 15, 2021 • Cory

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The Year Ahead

2021: a mars landing, 40+ launches, a new space white paper, and a Chinese space station

Feb 1, 2021 • Cory

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January 2021

One Small Step for Moon Rocks

And a new private launch contender

Jan 18, 2021 • Cory

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October 2020

New Chinese Astronauts and an Ethiopian Satellite

This week: there is a new cohort of Chinese astronauts, GalaxySpace’s factory is moving forward, and a date is set for the launch of a joint…

Oct 5, 2020 • Cory

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September 2020

Spaceplane!

A failed launch and 3 successful launches, rocket-maker Landspace raised $175 million, China lost a ground station in Australia, and China launched a…

Sep 28, 2020 • Cory

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August 2020

News Update: August 31

PIESAT, a space journal, and a legal battle

Aug 31, 2020 • Cory

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Taikonautica: Back to the 90s

This week: iSpace raises cash, China helps the Ethiopian space program, US officials hunt for academics with ties to China, and we look at the history…

Aug 25, 2020 • Cory

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Taikonautica News Roundup

August 17, 2020

Aug 17, 2020 • Cory

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