Lead item · 19 August 2026

EXISTENTIALChinese BRI Digital Silk Road Launch bottleneck / launch economics

LandSpace lands rocket booster, a China first

Narrows China's launch-cost gap with SpaceX, speeding the Chinese constellations SES competes against.

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20 August 2026Chinese state press confirms 10,000-satellite Honghu-3 schedule
22 August 2026China's Qianfan operator raises $1.94bn state-led round
25 August 2026SpaceX plans $100bn Starbase Louisiana, shifts Starlink to Starship
27 August 2026White House targets 1,000 launches a year by 2030

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