Long March

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
A key element for the Chang’e-6 moon landing mission later this year, the Queqiao-2 communication relay satellite has been put on a lunar transfer trajectory.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
China’s usually reliable Long March fleet suffered a launch hiccup when a Long March 2C failed to put two lunar navigation test satellites into orbit.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Geespace, the space arm of Chinese automobile giant Geely, launched 11 Geely-02 satellites into low Earth orbit on Feb. 3.
Space