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Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

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中国科学院

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is a national scientific institution and academic governing body in China, playing a vital role in the country's space program. CAS is responsible for planning and executing space science missions, developing space technologies, and conducting research in areas like space physics and space environment. It collaborates with organizations like the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on projects including lunar and deep space exploration. Key areas of focus for CAS include the study of the universe, space-time ripples, the Sun-Earth relationship, habitable planets, and space-based biological and physical sciences.

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Smile is a joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

RelationshipsValue 3.2May 18, 2026Así es la misión Smile, que ha unido a Europa y China para estudiar a fondo las tormentas solares

Qianfan is a megaconstellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies Co. Ltd. with support from the Shanghai municipal government and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

GeneralRelationshipsValue 3.0May 18, 2026China avanza en su carrera espacial y lanza los cohetes Larga Marcha 6A y Zhuque-2E Y5

The ESA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences signed Smile cooperation agreements in the 2010s.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 2.8May 18, 2026Así es la misión Smile, que ha unido a Europa y China para estudiar a fondo las tormentas solares

Before his taikonaut selection, Zhang Hongzhang was a researcher at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

GovernanceValue 2.0May 18, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Unload Tianzhou-10's Cargo Delivery Into Tiangong

Eighteen Qianfan satellites were reportedly manufactured by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0May 17, 2026Ninth Overall Qianfan Group Delivered Into Orbit From Wenchang [Long March 8 Y8]

The Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences manufactured the 18 Qianfan satellites launched on May 12.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0May 12, 2026Eighth Qianfan Satellite Group Placed Into Earth Orbit [Long March 6A Y23]

Smile (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) is a mission jointly developed by the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

RelationshipsValue 3.2May 9, 2026España aporta el “cerebro” de la misión Smile que despegará el 19 de mayo

Before his selection as a taikonaut, Zhang Hongzhang was a researcher at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he studied materials and technology for batteries.

GovernanceValue 2.0May 3, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Support Further Experiments With Mission Extension

The SMILE spacecraft is a collaboration between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

RelationshipsValue 4.2Apr 27, 2026Sino-European SMILE Spacecraft Launch Postponed to May 19th

The UltraViolet Imager is a joint venture between the University of Calgary, the Chinese National Space Science Centre, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Polar Research Institute of China, and Centre Spatial de Liège.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 27, 2026Sino-European SMILE Spacecraft Launch Postponed to May 19th

The Magnetometer is a joint venture between the Chinese National Space Science Centre, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Space Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

RelationshipsValue 4.6Apr 27, 2026Sino-European SMILE Spacecraft Launch Postponed to May 19th

The Light Ion Analyser is a joint venture between the Chinese National Space Science Centre, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, University College London’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory, and the Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 27, 2026Sino-European SMILE Spacecraft Launch Postponed to May 19th

The Qingzhou cargo spacecraft was developed by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Apr 18, 2026New Qingzhou Cargo Spacecraft Testing Proceeding Well in Orbit

Before becoming a taikonaut, Zhang Hongzhang was a researcher at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

GovernanceValue 2.0Apr 16, 2026Shenzhou-21 Mission Being Extended, Taikonauts Perform Another Spacewalk [SZ-21 EVA-3]

The Qingzhou cargo spacecraft test vehicle was developed by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.2Apr 15, 2026El cohete reutilizable chino Tianlong-3 fracasa en su vuelo inaugural por una anomalía

A Chinese Academy of Sciences-related start-up is planning another Kinetica 1 launch before the end of April 2026.

PlanGeneralValue 3.6Apr 14, 2026This is shaping to be some busy times at this Chinese Academy of Sciences’ related start-up, with them apparently planning to line up another Kinetica 1 launch before April’s gone! (may probably slip though, today’s launch was originally on the 10th per NOTAMs):

Zhang Hongzhang worked as a researcher at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences before becoming a taikonaut.

GovernanceValue 2.0Apr 13, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Begin Last Weeks Onboard Tiangong Before Return

The Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences produced the twenty-first group of GuoWang satellites.

CapabilityValue 3.5Apr 8, 2026Five More GuoWang Satellites Delivered by Routine Taiyuan Mission [Long March 6A Y17]

Smile is a joint mission of the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

GeneralValue 2.0Apr 7, 2026El lanzamiento del satélite Smile se pospone por un problema técnico

The eighteen Qianfan satellites were produced by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 7, 2026Qianfan's Seventh Satellite Group Deployed Following Second Hiatus Period [Long March 8 Y7]
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