Long March 7/YZ-1A
ActiveChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
June 25, 2016
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Government
Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
CASC 1999The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
Long March 7 / YZ-1A | Development Flight 1
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
June 25, 2016, noon
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