China has begun building its first "super plant" for reusable rockets in Hangzhou. The $740M facility, led by private firm Space Epoch, will produce up to 25 medium-to-large rockets annually, designed for sea recovery. This aims to slash launch costs by 75% and marks a major step in scaling up China's commercial space sector.

China breaks ground on its first sea-recovery reusable rockets plant

China has begun construction on its first "super plant" for reusable rockets that can be recovered at sea in the eastern city of Hangzhou.The 5.2 b...

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Carney will visit China (Jan 13-17) to meet with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang, aiming to boost trade, energy, and agriculture ties and diversify Canada's economy away from U.S. reliance. At this point I'm not ruling out Carney getting kidnapped over this.

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Prime Minister Carney to build strategic partnerships, diversify Canada’s trade, and attract new investment in visits to the People’s Republic of China and Switzerland

Canada’s new government is moving our economy from reliance to resilience – building our strength at home, working to double our non-U.S. expo...

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