China has successfully launched a rocket into space from the Yellow Sea, making it the first nation to fully own and operate a floating sea launch platform. Photo: China National Space Administration

China rockets to forefront of global space race with sea launch success

China has become the first nation to fully own and operate a floating launch platform for its space missions

Topic | China science

Stephen Chen in Beijing

Published: 11:43am, 5 Jun, 2019

Updated: 12:31pm, 6 Jun, 2019

China has successfully launched a rocket into space from the Yellow Sea, making it the first nation to fully own and operate a floating sea launch platform. Photo: China National Space Administration

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Stephen Chen

Stephen Chen investigates major research projects in China, a new power house of scientific and technological innovation. He has worked for the Post since 2006. He is an alumnus of Shantou University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and the Semester at Sea programme which he attended with a full scholarship from the Seawise Foundation.