Space Pioneer, also known as Beijing Tianbing Technology Co., Ltd., is a Chinese aerospace company founded in 2019 by Kang Yonglai, the former CTO of LandSpace. It is developing reusable orbital launch vehicles and liquid rocket engines to serve China's national satellite internet project and CNSA resupply of the Tiangong space station. Its Tianlong-2 rocket reached orbit on its first attempt in April 2023, and the company is now developing the larger, partially reusable Tianlong-3.
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countryChina
founded2019
focusreusable orbital launch vehicles and liquid rocket engines
statusprivate
websitespacepioneer.cc
crawled events
- notable2026-07-01China names 271 members of state-backed commercial space consortium
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- 20242024-06-30Space Pioneer's Tianlong-3 static fire test ends in unintended launch and crash (per SpaceNews)as of 2026-07-12
- 20232023-04-02Space Pioneer's Tianlong-2 completes successful maiden launchas of 2026-07-12
- 20192019Space Pioneer (Beijing Tianbing Technology) foundedas of 2026-07-12
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faq
What is Space Pioneer?
Space Pioneer focuses on reusable orbital launch vehicles and liquid rocket engines. as of 2026-07-08
Where is Space Pioneer based?
Space Pioneer is based in China. as of 2026-07-08
When was Space Pioneer founded?
Space Pioneer was founded in 2019. as of 2026-07-08