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Friday, March 13
China's Mars sample return mission to start flight model development in 2026: designer
Xinhua — 5:06 am ET (0906 GMT)
China's Long March-8A rocket launches new internet satellites
Xinhua — 5:05 am ET (0905 GMT)
China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System to undergo in-orbit upgrade
Xinhua — 5:04 am ET (0904 GMT)
China launches two new test satellites
Xinhua — 5:04 am ET (0904 GMT)
China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission moves into spacecraft construction phase
Space News — 4:56 am ET (0856 GMT)

Thursday, March 12
China’s SpaceSail Seeks Fresh Funding to Build Rival to Starlink
Caixin — 6:04 am ET (1004 GMT)
China plans 2026 pioneer satellite launch for low-latitude remote sensing constellation
Xinhua — 5:36 am ET (0936 GMT)

Wednesday, March 11
Chinese scientists refine lunar global chemistry mapping using farside ground truth information
Xinhua — 6:27 am ET (1027 GMT)
Landspace tests 220-ton methane engine for future heavy-lift launchers
Space News — 6:17 am ET (1017 GMT)
Large Series C signals scale-up of China’s laser satellite communications sector
Space News — 6:15 am ET (1015 GMT)
Is this where China’s astronauts will land on the moon?
Scientific American — 6:04 am ET (1004 GMT)

Tuesday, March 10
Chinese official calls for prioritizing Neptune orbiter mission
Space News — 6:59 am ET (1059 GMT)
China's 1st moon astronauts could land in Rimae Bode, a 'geological museum' on the lunar near side
SPACE.com — 6:57 am ET (1057 GMT)

Monday, March 9
Chinese scientists map chemical composition of the Moon’s far side using AI model
Global Times — 6:06 am ET (1006 GMT)
Shenzhou-21 crew conducts advanced medical tests, brain science experiments in space
Xinhua — 5:53 am ET (0953 GMT)

Sunday, March 8
Chinese Long March-8A Y8 rocket transported to launch pad in south China
Xinhua — 8:26 am ET (1226 GMT)

Saturday, March 7
Jets, fusion, moon shots: China unveils ambitious mega-projects in five-year blueprint
Xinhua — 8:23 am ET (1323 GMT)

Friday, March 6
China designates space sector an “emerging pillar industry,” sets deep space ambitions in new economic blueprint
Space News — 6:29 am ET (1129 GMT)

Thursday, March 5
China to test capsule further, attempt booster recoveries on land and sea
NasaSpaceFlight.com — 5:44 am ET (1044 GMT)

Wednesday, March 4
China achieves breakthrough in high-orbit satellite-ground laser communication
Xinhua — 6:39 am ET (1139 GMT)

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Rocket Lab launches undisclosed payload on short notice
Posted: Sun, Mar 8 9:40 AM ET (1340 GMT)

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Friday, March 13
Firefly Aerospace to Announce Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results on March 19, 2026
GlobeNewswire — 5:35 am ET (0935 GMT)
ESA’s HydroGNSS on track to scout for water
ESA — 5:34 am ET (0934 GMT)
FCC chair slams Amazon for slow satellite launches after it opposed SpaceX data center plan
CNBC — 5:34 am ET (0934 GMT)
Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites scheduled from Vandenberg SFB early Friday morning
KEYT-TV Santa Barbara, CA — 5:33 am ET (0933 GMT)
Better Signal: 1,600 Starlink Satellites Move Into Lower Orbits
PC Magazine — 5:33 am ET (0933 GMT)
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