China approves bid to build fifth rocket launch site as Zhejiang province fires up for space boom

Source: South China Morning PostA port city in eastern China has launched an ambitious plan to build the country’s fifth rocket launch site, under a longer-term goal to ramp up space infrastructure to meet the demands of an expected boom in commercial missions.An engineering company in eastern Zhejiang province won a tender on April 1 to construct the launch pad in Ningbo, as well as a section of the command centre and an assembly and testing facility, according to a document posted on the website of the Ningbo Free Trade…Read More

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