China's commercial aerospace industry launches for the first time! Successful verification of manned spacecraft landing cushioning technology.

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18/01/2026
On January 18, Beijing's Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd., independently developed the test cabin of the Explorer One manned spacecraft, completed the comprehensive verification test of the landing cushioning system. The Explorer stated that all indicators of this test reached the expected target, with key indicators exceeding expectations. This is the first full-size test cabin landing cushioning key technology verification project in China's commercial aerospace sector. The success of this test marks that Explorer has become the third commercial aerospace company in the world to develop and verify landing cushioning technology for manned spacecraft.