In this episode, I am joined by Dongfang Hour co-founder and former co-host Blaine Curcio to explore the rapidly changing landscape of Chinese satellite constellations. We discuss policies, funding, the influence of the US, the role of commercial companies, and the impact on launch.

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! A kind reminder that we cover many more stories every week in our Newsletter (newsletter.dongfanghour.com) and our website (www.dongfanghour.com).

This week, we discuss:

• 3 Chinese Rocket Concepts for Crewed Spaceflight
• The growing trend of rideshare launches in China

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! A kind reminder that we cover many more stories every week in our Newsletter (newsletter.dongfanghour.com) and our website (www.dongfanghour.com). If you like what you hear, please buy us some coffee at buymeacoffee.com/dongfanghour

This week, we discuss:

• A review of the Wentian experimental module
• China's IFC market in 2022

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! A kind reminder that we cover many more stories every week in our Newsletter (newsletter.dongfanghour.com) and our website (www.dongfanghour.com).

This week, we discuss:

• Tianbing/Space Pioneer: one of China's Quirkiest Launch Companies
• Launch Takeaways from CASC's 2020 Blue Paper

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! A kind reminder that we cover many more stories every week in our Newsletter (newsletter.dongfanghour.com) and our website (www.dongfanghour.com).

This week, we discuss:

• A Chinese Version of Relativity Space?
• Takeaways from China's Space White Paper
• Lunar New Year Greetings from the CSS

Thank you for your attention, and if you like what you see, support our work at buymeacoffee.com/dongfanghour

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! A kind reminder that we cover many more stories every week in our Newsletter (newsletter.dongfanghour.com) and our website (www.dongfanghour.com).
If you like what you see, support our work at buymeacoffee.com/dongfanghour

This week, we discuss:

• Chinese Launch Startups Are Raising an Unprecedented Amount of Funding in 2022
•  Developments and Trends in Suborbital Launch

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! A kind reminder that we cover many more stories every week in our Newsletter (newsletter.dongfanghour.com) and our website (www.dongfanghour.com).
If you like what you see, support our work at buymeacoffee.com/dongfanghour

This week, we discuss:

• Could 2022 be the Year of Massive Chinese Smallsat deployment?
• The Long March 8A: a New Variant of the Long March 8

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! A kind reminder that we cover many more stories every week in our Newsletter (newsletter.dongfanghour.com) and our website (www.dongfanghour.com). If you like what you see, support our work at buymeacoffee.com/dongfanghour 

This week, we discuss:

• The Chinese Space Station's Strategy vis-à-vis Space Debris
• A Retrospective Look at the Funding Rounds of Chinese Space Startups in 2021

Thank you for your kind attention!

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! A kind reminder that we cover many more stories every week in our Newsletter (newsletter.dongfanghour.com) and our website (www.dongfanghour.com). If you like what you hear, support our work at buymeacoffee.com/dongfanghour 

This week, we discuss: 

• China Tests the Module Transfer Capabilities of the CSS Robotic Arm
• HiStarlink, a New Startup Developing Laser Comms Technology 

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! A kind reminder that we cover many more stories every week in our Newsletter (newsletter.dongfanghour.com) and our website (www.dongfanghour.com).
If you like what you see, support our work at buymeacoffee.com/dongfanghour

This week, we discuss: 

• China Confirms Chang'e 6-8 missions
• A Close Encounter between Starlink Satellites & the Chinese Space Station 

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