China News Service, Beijing, March 7 (Reporter Ma Shuaisha) Wearing the "coat" of Heilan House, Gravity No. 1, and picking up Li Jian No. 1, a custom-made noodle bucket from Master Kong... In recent years, commercial launches in China have become increasingly popular. .
This year's government work report mentions commercial aerospace for the first time, making it clear that we will actively create new growth engines such as commercial aerospace to add further impetus to China's commercial aerospace development.
In recent years, the state and local governments have continued to introduce supportive policies to optimize the commercial aerospace development environment, and China's commercial aerospace has entered a stage of rapid development.
In 2023, China completed a total of 26 commercial launches (including carpooling and piggybacking), accounting for 39% of China's annual launches. The number and success rate of commercial launches have increased significantly; 120 commercial satellites have been developed and launched, accounting for 30% of the number of satellites developed and launched throughout the year. 54%.
On December 29, 2023, the launch station No. 1 of the Hainan International Commercial Space Launch Center, China's first commercial space launch site under construction, was completed.
Photo by China News Service reporter Luo Yunfei
Now, commercial aerospace is included in the government work report, which will inject more confidence into the development of the industry.
Pang Zhihao, the country's chief scientific communication expert on space exploration technology, told a reporter from China News Service that he believes that subsequent policies, funds, talents and tasks will gradually tilt towards the commercial aerospace industry, pressing the "acceleration button" for China's commercial aerospace development.
Zhu Zhengxian, chief technology officer of Galaxy Aerospace, said that as a representative of new productivity, commercial aerospace can promote the construction of "air, space and ground integration" network layout and open up new development tracks. It is the key to the future industry and will effectively drive information, new materials and other related industries. Industry, create new momentum and new advantages.
Zhang Changwu, founder of Blue Arrow Aerospace, also said that technological innovation is the core element of developing new productivity, and commercial aerospace is an industry led by technological innovation and model innovation.
As the development of commercial aerospace enters an important window period, many market participants have emerged in rockets, satellites, downstream applications and other fields.
In the face of competition and opportunities, how can commercial aerospace become a new growth engine?
On August 4, 2023, the "Spacewalk Aerospace Science and Technology Art Exhibition" was held in Changsha, Hunan.
Photo by China News Service reporter Yang Huafeng
Last year, social capital invested nearly 6 billion yuan in aerospace, mainly in the fields of satellite and rocket manufacturing.
As a long-term, high-investment industry, the investment return of commercial aerospace has attracted much attention from the market.
Bu Xiangwei, chief designer and commander-in-chief of the Oriental Space Gravity-1 rocket, told a reporter from China News Service that for private aerospace companies at this stage, the more favorable the environment, the more they need investors, regulators and society. Treating it rationally requires practitioners to take it seriously.
As the number of commercial space launches and the quality of orbits continue to increase, investment will gradually see returns.
Pang Zhihao pointed out that to achieve sustainable development of commercial aerospace, we must adhere to a market-oriented and profit-oriented service-oriented development model, reduce costs, improve management efficiency, boldly adopt new technologies, introduce aerospace talents, achieve technological innovation, and conduct appropriate Join forces to continuously improve the "hematopoietic function" of commercial aerospace.
This is also the direction in which China’s commercial aerospace industry is focusing.
In recent years, commercial aerospace has explored ways to reduce manufacturing costs and effective commercial operation models, constantly pushing commercial aerospace towards scale and industrialization.
Take rocket technology as an example. In order to reduce the cost of space exploration, private rocket companies have begun to develop multiple types of reusable rockets such as Gravity 2, Hyperbola 3, Tianlong 3, and Zhuque 3.
As the "national team" of aerospace, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation also released news during the National Two Sessions this year that two types of reusable rockets will make their first flights next year.
Bu Xiangwei said that in the upcoming small climax of commercial aerospace development, some outstanding companies will stand out.
For commercial rocket companies, market orders will further emerge.
As a Tiandi logistics company, its business will also expand from delivery scenarios such as satellite launches to manned tourism and space production, gradually realizing the prosperity of the near-Earth economic circle.
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