Space race: China to build commercial spaceport in ‘strategic hinterland’
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China plans to build a second inland commercial spaceport in Mianning County, Sichuan province, to support its growing space program and commercial launch activities. The new facility aims to attract rocket and satellite manufacturers, promote economic development, and help achieve national goals like establishing large-scale satellite constellations in low Earth orbit.
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