Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute on Oct. 28 published bid-candidate results for a spacecraft carrier-rocket launch service. First candidate: LandSpace (bid 95 mln yuan); second candidate: Beijing

2026-10-29

Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute on Oct. 28 published bid-candidate results for a spacecraft carrier-rocket launch service. First candidate: LandSpace (bid 95 mln yuan); second candidate: Beijing Zhongke Yuhang Technology Co., Ltd. (bid 100 mln yuan). Both firms pledged to complete the launch service and deliver payload on orbit within five years of contract signing. Public notice period runs Oct. 28, 2026–Nov. 2, 2026.