"China, a rising space power, provided a rare look into its top-secret launch center Wednesday, promoting the military-funded project as a lure for foreign investment and a key to the nation's growing prosperity."
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Posted by jburk at September 1, 2026 08:08 PM | TrackBackThis is mostly about showing off the pride that they have in there programs but also I think it is an attempt to have others gain interest in having them join in with the other space nations.
On the front of the return to flight for the shuttle the spacedaily article NASA Says Safety Governs Shuttle's Return.
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/nasa-04ze.html
I was surprised to hear that the number of companies contracting on the shuttle though the
United Space Alliance has grown from just lockheed and boeing to 12 to 15 companies and encompasses 25 to 30 contracts for work being done to the shuttle fleet.