Hyperbola-3 Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/hyperbola-3/ Covering the business and politics of space Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:58:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Hyperbola-3 Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/hyperbola-3/ 32 32 80681979 China’s iSpace launch firm raises record $729 million for reusable rockets https://spacenews.com/chinas-ispace-launch-firm-raises-record-729-million-for-reusable-rockets/ https://spacenews.com/chinas-ispace-launch-firm-raises-record-729-million-for-reusable-rockets/#respond Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:58:22 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=573518

Chinese launch firm iSpace has secured a record D++ funding round to accelerate its reusable rocket development efforts and expand its industrial footprint.

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China set for high-stakes moon program and reusable launch tests to close out 2025 https://spacenews.com/china-set-for-high-stakes-moon-program-and-reusable-launch-tests-to-close-out-2025/ https://spacenews.com/china-set-for-high-stakes-moon-program-and-reusable-launch-tests-to-close-out-2025/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:26:32 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=554486 China’s Lanyue crewed lunar lander undergoing a landing and ascent test at the extraterrestrial celestial body landing test facility in Huailai, Hebei Province, on August 6, 2025. The lander is suspended from a large steel tower structure and firing its thrusters, producing a yellow exhaust plume characteristic of hypergolic propellants.

China is preparing a series of tests and launches in the final quarter of 2025 crucial to its crewed moon program and commercial rocket plans.

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Launch startup iSpace secures fresh funding as hot fire tests heat up China’s reusable rocket race https://spacenews.com/launch-startup-ispace-secures-fresh-funding-as-hot-fire-tests-heat-up-chinas-reusable-rocket-race/ https://spacenews.com/launch-startup-ispace-secures-fresh-funding-as-hot-fire-tests-heat-up-chinas-reusable-rocket-race/#respond Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:49:10 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=552441

Launch startup iSpace has raised significant series D+ funding as commercial competitors in China report progress with hot fire tests.

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Chinese launch startup unveils autonomous rocket recovery ship https://spacenews.com/chinese-launch-startup-unveils-autonomous-rocket-recovery-ship/ https://spacenews.com/chinese-launch-startup-unveils-autonomous-rocket-recovery-ship/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:07:49 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=541739

Chinese launch startup iSpace has launched the nation’s first rocket recovery ship, marking a major step toward offshore reusable rocket operations.

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