北京天兵科技有限公司
Space Pioneer (Beijing Tianbing Technology Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese aerospace company established in 2019 that focuses on developing reusable orbital rocket technology, including launch vehicles and liquid rocket engines. They aim to provide low-cost space launch services and meet the launch demands for projects like the Chinese national satellite internet and resupply missions to the Tiangong space station. Space Pioneer's key products include the Tianlong series of rockets (TL-2 and TL-3), and their customers potentially include the CNSA and commercial satellite companies. The company is also developing rocket engines such as the Tianhuo series.
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Space Pioneer plans to build a launch site in Haiyang for 30 launches per year.
Space Pioneer may have static fired their TL-3 second stage at their Gongyi engine test facility.
Space Pioneer raised about 2.5 billion Yuan from government-backed and private sector investors in its Pre-D and D series funding round.
Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-32 launch vehicle is targeting a debut flight before the end of the year.
Space Pioneer plans to use the raised funds to expand the production capacity of its launch vehicles to around fifty per year and rocket engines to around five hundred per year.
China’s commercial space sector has a five-way race to be the first to fly a reusable rocket, involving iSpace, Space Pioneer, LandSpace, Galactic Energy, and CAS Space.
Space Pioneer announced a ¥2.5 billion ($351 million) D-round fundraising from various investment funds, including COAMC and Jigang Group.
Space Pioneer raised nearly 2.5 billion yuan ($351 million) in pre-D/D round funding.
Space Pioneer is planning a test stand capable of withstanding 300 tons of thrust supplied with rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) and liquid oxygen.
Space Pioneer is pursuing development of a full-flow staged-combustion engine and is building a test stand designed to withstand 300 tons of thrust using rocket-grade kerosene and liquid oxygen.
The Jiaozuo Daily reported on September 17 that Space Pioneer and the Jiaozuo municipal Party Committee discussed accelerating construction of a Full-Flow Engine China Headquarters Base Project.
Space Pioneer is developing a full-flow staged-combustion engine and signed a Full-Flow Engine China Headquarters Base Project in Jiaozuo with a total investment of 4 billion yuan.
The Jiaozuo municipal government will explore providing land, policy support, and some funding to support the Space Pioneer full-flow engine development project.
The Full-Flow Engine China Headquarters Base Project associated with Space Pioneer has a total investment of 4 billion yuan (about 562 million United States Dollars as of September 19).
Kang Yonglai is the head of Space Pioneer and served as LandSpace’s Chief of Technology until the end of 2018.
Kang Yonglai, who leads Space Pioneer, served as LandSpace’s Chief of Technology until the end of 2018.
Space Pioneer is building a 300 tf kerolox test bench at their Gongyi, Henan test area.
Space Pioneer is preparing TL-3 for readiness at JSLC in October.
Space Pioneer is investing ¥4 billion ($562 million) in FFSC research and development with support from Jiaozuo, Henan.
Space Pioneer added 16 holding points at the upper ring of the engine bay.