Li Jiaying is flying in space for the first time after being selected as a fourth-batch taikonaut in 2024.

Zhang Zhiyuan is in space for the first time after being selected for China’s third taikonaut group in 2020.

Li Jiaying was born in November 1982 in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The Shenzhou-23 crew installed the multi-field effect evaporation module in the two-phase system experiment cabinet.

The Shenzhou-23 crew replaced burners in the combustion science experiment cabinet’s gas experiment modules.

The Shenzhou-23 crew tested an upgraded in-orbit mass measurement instrument on Tiangong Space Station.

Zhu Yangzhu has received the title of Heroic Astronaut.

The Shenzhou-23 crew conducted multi-person collaborative interface experiments aboard Tiangong Space Station.

The Shenzhou-23 crew cleaned samples in the containerless cabinet experiment chamber, maintained the motor of the turntable mechanism, and cleaned the window cover lenses.

Li Jiaying holds a PhD in computational and information science-related subjects.

The Shenzhou-23 crew consists of Zhu Yangzhu, Li Jiaying, and Zhang Zhiyuan.

Before becoming a taikonaut, Zhang Zhiyuan served as a pilot in the People’s Liberation Army Air Force and reached the rank of colonel.

The proposed CZ-10C would use nine YF-219 engines on its first stage and could be up to 91 meters tall.

The CZ-10A/B first stage is the first Chinese first stage to use a common bulkhead design.

The CZ-10B could have a mass ratio of around 14.

Tunisia aims to consolidate its role as a regional hub for the aerospace industry.

The Swiss Confederation supports initiatives to promote investment and growth in Tunisia’s aeronautics sector.

Fabrizio Poretti attended the opening ceremony of Aerospace Meetings Tunisia 2026 as director of Swiss Cooperation in Tunisia.

Switzerland is supporting its Tunisian partners, including the Ministry of Economy and Planning, FIPA-Tunisia, and the Groupement des Industries Tunisiennes Aéronautiques (GITAS), to strengthen the attractiveness and international profile of Tunisia’s aeronautics sector.

The Tunisian Investment Promotion in Priority Sectors (TIPPS) project is funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) through collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

GomSpace received a €1.5 million subcontract for Don Quijote’s attitude and orbit control system and onboard software, with an additional €500,000 in optional activities.

OHB Italia received an €81.2 million contract in February 2026 for Ramses full development, testing, and delivery.

EMXYS CTO Francisco García de Quirós said the full development of Don Quijote will cost approximately €10 million.

Spanish technology company GMV is contributing to Don Quijote’s guidance and navigation systems.

The Don Quijote lander will attempt to land on Apophis before its close encounter with Earth.

The Ramses probe is expected to launch in spring 2028 to rendezvous with Apophis before its close approach.

The Don Quijote lander will carry a trio of instruments to measure Apophis’s gravity and magnetic fields and to take seismic readings before, during, and after the asteroid’s close encounter with Earth.

The European Space Agency awarded Spanish satellite manufacturer EMXYS a contract to build the Don Quijote lander for an asteroid touchdown attempt.

OHB Italia is developing ESA’s Ramses probe.

Don Quijote will be carried to Apophis aboard ESA’s Ramses probe.

OHB Italia received an initial €63 million contract in October 2024 for Ramses mission consolidation and early implementation phases.

The 10B stage was initially aimed off the ship to avoid direct impact if something went wrong.

Geespace plans to expand the Future Mobility Constellation to up to 6,012 satellites.

The Future Mobility Constellation now provides communication, connectivity, and positioning services globally.

Geespace signed over 100 million yuan in contracts under the new ecosystem with entities focused on construction, national energy production, smart agriculture and aquaculture, and the low-altitude economy.

More than 200 enterprises were partners in Geespace’s Future Mobility Constellation-backed ecosystem by the end of the congress.

The Future Mobility Constellation was initially launched to guide cars autonomously for Geely brands.

Emergency services during major China-hosted sporting events have used Future Mobility connectivity terminals.

Geespace operates the 64-satellite Future Mobility Constellation.

The Future Mobility Constellation currently consists of 64 satellites in low Earth orbit launched between 2022 and 2025.

Geespace has four connectivity terminals for the ecosystem, including two undisclosed terminal models for areas without traditional connectivity, a terminal compatible with standardized shipping containers, and a miniaturized terminal for livestock collars.

Geespace has international agreements with Systems & Services in Bangladesh, Advanced Telecommunications Solutions and Services in Saudi Arabia, Altel Group Sendirian Berhad in Malaysia, SATLAS in Kazakhstan, Orbith in Argentina, and Soremar Group in Morocco to use the constellation’s services.

Geespace is the space subsidiary of Geely.

Impulse Space designed Helios to provide rapid, cost-effective access to high-energy orbits.

Impulse Space does not develop its own launch vehicle and instead uses commercial launchers with Helios for its NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 model.

Helios is an orbital transfer vehicle designed to move satellites to high-energy orbits, including geostationary orbit.

Helios is scheduled to complete a demonstration flight in 2027 before Impulse Space can compete for future operational missions in NSSL Phase 3.

Impulse Space has entered Lane 1 of the U.S. Space Force’s NSSL Phase 3 program.

The U.S. Space Force’s NSSL Phase 3 program broadens its industrial base beyond companies that own launch vehicles.

Impulse Space will manage the mission to the satellite’s final destination under Lane 1.