Follow-up – WAA
China has announced the readiness of the country’s first private spaceport, from which international space missions will launch this year..
The airport is located in Feng’an City on the coast of Hainan Province, the agency reported. Xinhua Chinese, citing the spaceport administration.
It is noteworthy that the space facility fully complies with all international requirements. On June 30, the spaceport witnessed a training with a simulation of a rocket launch..
According to the company’s president Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Yan Tialiang said the first rocket launch from the new spaceport will take place this year. He said that in the future, the airport is planned to be expanded and equipped with new launch pads..
It is noteworthy that the construction of the private spaceport was completed in early June, and it is expected that the two-stage “Jajing-12” rocket, which runs on oxygen and kerosene fuel, will be launched from there soon..
After investment begins, the airport will become the country’s fifth space airport. The project was realized with the participation of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and the China Satellite Networks Group..
Source: Agencies
