Dongfang Hour | The Chinese Aerospace & Technology Podcast
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Dongfang Hour (literally "Eastern Hour"), is a podcast that dives into the fast-evolving Chinese aerospace and technology sectors. As the world's second-largest economy, China is becoming an increasingly important and relevant topic, yet quality information about certain sectors remains difficult to find in Chinese and is often nonexistent in English. The hosts of Dongfang Hour, Blaine Curcio..
Dongfang Hour | The Chinese Aerospace & Technology Podcast
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In this episode, I am joined by former Dongfang Hour 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.
Check out Blaine's newsletter, the China Space Monitor: https://chinaspacemonitor.substack.com/
And his LinkedIn where he posts insights on Chinese Space:
https://www.linkedin.com/blaine-curcio
Check out Dongfang Hour's YouTube channel, where most of the content is uploaded now: https://www.youtube.com/dongfanghour
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Dongfang Hour | The Chinese Aerospace & Technology Podcast
2y ago
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
Thank you for your attention, and if you like what you see, support our work at buymeacoffee.com/dongfanghour ..read more
Dongfang Hour | The Chinese Aerospace & Technology Podcast
2y ago
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 ..read more
Dongfang Hour | The Chinese Aerospace & Technology Podcast
2y ago
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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Dongfang Hour | The Chinese Aerospace & Technology Podcast
2y ago
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
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Dongfang Hour | The Chinese Aerospace & Technology Podcast
2y ago
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
Thank you for your kind attention, and don’t forget to leave a comment or a rating on your favorite podcast platform ..read more
Dongfang Hour | The Chinese Aerospace & Technology Podcast
2y ago
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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Dongfang Hour | The Chinese Aerospace & Technology Podcast
2y ago
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! In this special episode, we wrap up the year by going over 8 events that marked the Chinese space sector in 2021 (very subjective, of course!).
If you like what you see, support our work at buymeacoffee.com/dongfanghour
In this episode, we discuss the following:
China Announces a Lunar Base with Russia
The Tianwen-1 Mission (and the Zhurong Rover) Reaches Mars
China SatNet: the Chinese Answer to Starlink
SAR Becomes a Hot Topic
A Big Year in Launch, but That Could Have Been Even Bigger
New Developments with ..read more
Dongfang Hour | The Chinese Aerospace & Technology Podcast
2y ago
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Aero/Space News Roundup! Without further ado, the news update from the week of 26 April - 2 May.
1) Chinese Space Station: launch of the core Module Tianhe on-board Launch March 5B
On April 29 2021, China successfully sent the first module of the Chinese Space Station into orbit. The module was a 22.5-ton core module called Tianhe (天和, or “heavenly peace”). It was launched aboard a Long March 5B.
Tianhe is rightfully named the core module: it will be the centerpiece of the station which will host living quarters for the taikonauts ..read more
Dongfang Hour | The Chinese Aerospace & Technology Podcast
2y ago
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 following:
Failure of Expace's Kuaizhou-1A
Impact on Geespace & other satellite companies
Rocket Pi launches micro-gravity platform Sparkle-1
Thank you for your kind attention! Don’t forget to follow us on YouTube, Twitter, or LinkedIn, or your loc ..read more