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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC)

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中国航天科技集团有限公司

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the primary state-owned contractor for China's space program. As a large enterprise group, CASC designs, develops, manufactures, and launches a variety of space products, including launch vehicles, satellites, manned spaceships, and deep space explorers. CASC also provides commercial launch services and contributes to China's national space initiatives like lunar exploration and the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. The corporation has numerous subsidiaries and partners, and is a key player in China's efforts to become a leading space power.

gov civilFounded 1999
History · 2 eventsJul 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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Both the Long March 10 rocket and the Mengzhou spacecraft are in the final stages of research and development at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Feb 17, 2026China retrieves Long March 10 booster from South China Sea after test flight

Wu Fei worked as an engineer at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation prior to selection as a taikonaut.

GovernanceValue 2.0Feb 16, 2026Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Prepare for Spring Festival Onboard Tiangong

Other launch vehicles using the YF-102 engine include CAS Space’s Kinetica-1, Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-2, and the China Aerospace Science and Technology Commercial Launch Vehicle Group’s soon-to-debut Long March 12B.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.0Feb 13, 2026Newcomer Zenk Space Fires Up Zhihang-1 First-Stage in Haiyang

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation produced the flying car demonstrator.

GeneralCapabilityValue 2.0Feb 12, 2026China space firm tests two seat flying car concept in Chongqing

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation plans to build gigawatt-scale space-based digital and intelligent infrastructure integrating cloud, edge, and endpoint computing.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 4, 2026Potential Space Data Centers Attracts Interest From State and Commercial Enterprises

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation identified space tourism, space traffic management, space resource development, and space infrastructures as four focus areas for the 15th Five-Year Plan covering 2026 to 2030.

PlanValue 2.7Feb 4, 2026Potential Space Data Centers Attracts Interest From State and Commercial Enterprises

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation plans to achieve deep integration of computing power, storage capacity, and transport capabilities to enable simultaneous space-ground computing.

CapabilityPlanValue 2.8Feb 4, 2026Potential Space Data Centers Attracts Interest From State and Commercial Enterprises

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation is the nation’s dominant space contractor and owns the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, and China Academy of Space Technology.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0Feb 4, 2026Potential Space Data Centers Attracts Interest From State and Commercial Enterprises

In early 2026, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation plans to construct gigawatt-class space digital-intelligence infrastructure, termed a 'Space Cloud,' within the next five years.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 3.5Feb 2, 2026China’s Private Space Industry Is Doing A Lot More Than Building Rockets

Before his selection, Wu Fei worked as an engineer at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

GovernanceValue 2.0Feb 1, 2026Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Conduct Health Related Experiments and Tests

China Great Wall Industry is the contractor for the Long March 2C mission and is the international commercial arm of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.

RelationshipsValue 4.4Jan 31, 2026China sea launch boosts private rocket activity in 2026

A 240-ton-class commercial reusable high-pressure staged-combustion liquid oxygen–kerosene engine developed by the Sixth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation completed a 200-second long-duration test.

CapabilityValue 4.6Jan 31, 2026Chinese tech media are reporting that the "CZ10C/Commercial CZ-10A" will use the 240tf "half-YF-130" with potential for uprating. Source is surprising but not unheard of for commercial project. Nomenclature fits with previous CALT announcement. Some speculation on the matter....

The photographed Long March 2C booster carries the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) roundel and an "LM" circular logo on its lower stage segment.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Jan 31, 2026The Long March 2C becomes the latest CALT-built rocket to lose their distinctive color patterns for tracking cameras, leaving them with bland white liveries:

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation will establish a space tourism operation system to realize flight-based operation of suborbital space tourism.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.8Jan 30, 2026-this also means that CAS Space's Lihong 2 is currently in a legally grey area, the project is only moderately more serious CASC has, obviously, the more serious one, they didn't write about suborbital tourism in their recent 15th 5 year plan goals for nothing,

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation completed a long-duration ground test of a reusable 240-tonne-thrust kerolox engine.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jan 30, 2026CASC recently completed a long duration test of their reusable 240t-thrust kerolox engine.

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation will accelerate the iteration and development of suborbital and orbital space tourism vehicle products.

PlanCapabilityValue 2.7Jan 30, 2026-this also means that CAS Space's Lihong 2 is currently in a legally grey area, the project is only moderately more serious CASC has, obviously, the more serious one, they didn't write about suborbital tourism in their recent 15th 5 year plan goals for nothing,

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation will complete relevant unmanned or manned flight verifications for space tourism vehicle products.

PlanCapabilityValue 2.0Jan 30, 2026-this also means that CAS Space's Lihong 2 is currently in a legally grey area, the project is only moderately more serious CASC has, obviously, the more serious one, they didn't write about suborbital tourism in their recent 15th 5 year plan goals for nothing,

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation will promote the development of new fields such as space tourism, space digital infrastructure, space resource development, and space traffic management during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.

PlanValue 2.0Jan 30, 2026-this also means that CAS Space's Lihong 2 is currently in a legally grey area, the project is only moderately more serious CASC has, obviously, the more serious one, they didn't write about suborbital tourism in their recent 15th 5 year plan goals for nothing,

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation will gradually develop orbital space tourism.

PlanGrowthValue 3.0Jan 30, 2026-this also means that CAS Space's Lihong 2 is currently in a legally grey area, the project is only moderately more serious CASC has, obviously, the more serious one, they didn't write about suborbital tourism in their recent 15th 5 year plan goals for nothing,

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation’s Sixth Academy is the developer of the 240-ton-class staged combustion RP-1/LOX engine.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jan 29, 2026New engine coming. The 240t thrust level staged combustion cycle RP-1/Lox engine has completed 200s static fire test. It is said the engine is for commercial customers. Via
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