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China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. (CASIC)

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中国航天科工集团有限公司

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. (CASIC) is a Chinese state-owned enterprise and a primary contractor for China's space program. CASIC designs, develops, and manufactures spacecraft, launch vehicles, missile systems, and ground equipment and is the largest missile maker in China. It is involved in crewed spaceflight, lunar exploration, and the development of spaceplanes like the Tengyun, intended for space tourism.

gov civilFounded 1961
History · 1 eventJul 1, 1999 · China Aerospace Corporation splits into China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) and China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. (CASIC)
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www.casic.com.cn/
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Organization history

Identity changes, mergers, acquisitions, splits, and transferred business lines.

1 event

  1. Jul 1, 1999Split

    China Aerospace Corporation splits into China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) and China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. (CASIC)

    Source
    Predecessor
    China Aerospace Corporation
    Successor
    China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC)
    Created organization
    China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. (CASIC)
    Event context

    As part of a 1999 government reform splitting most Chinese defense-industrial sectors into paired competing state corporations, China Aerospace Corporation (itself the 1993 successor to the Ministry of Aerospace Industry -- see related 1993-06-01 dissolution event in this database) was split effective July 1, 1999 into two separate entities: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), focused on space systems, launch vehicles, and strategic missiles, and China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), focused on air-defense systems, cruise missiles, and related defense technology. DATA NOTE: "China Aerospace Corporation" (the 1993-1999 intermediate entity) has no distinct organization row in this database; the existing 1993 dissolution event already lists CASC directly as the Ministry of Aerospace Industry's successor, which is imprecise since CASIC descends from the same 1993-1999 lineage. This event uses CASC's org row as a proxy for "China Aerospace Corporation" in the source role, alongside CASC as a continuing successor and CASIC as the newly created sibling. Confirmed via Wikipedia (China Aerospace Science and Technology/Industry Corporation) and GlobalSecurity.org.

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