The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, known as CASC, is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is a state-owned enterprise with subsidiaries that design, develop and manufacture spacecraft, launch vehicles and ground equipment, and it also maintains a division for strategic and tactical missile systems.
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Agency TypeState-owned enterprise (main contractor for the Chinese space program) 1 Founded Year HeadquartersHaidian District, Beijing, China 1 HeadWu Yansheng (Chairman and President) 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: China, located there.
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1. Wikipedia: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Aerospace_Science_and_Technology_Corporation, lead paragraph, sentences 1-2
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is a main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has subsidiaries which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, and ground equipment.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Aerospace_Science_and_Technology_Corporation, infobox field founded
1 July 1999
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Aerospace_Science_and_Technology_Corporation, infobox fields hq_location_city/hq_location_country
Haidian District, Beijing, China
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Aerospace_Science_and_Technology_Corporation, infobox field key_people
Wu Yansheng (Chairman and President)
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View the Source Wikipedia: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
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The '''China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology''' ('''CALT''') is a [[research institute]] affiliated with the [[China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation]] (CASC).
Wikipedia: China Academy of Space Technology
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is a [[research institute]] affiliated with the [[China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation]] (CASC), located in [[Haidian, Beijing]], China.
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