China Seeks Space Dominance With 40 Planned Launches in 2022

The BeiDou Satellite Navigation System at an exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up at the National Museum of China in Beijing on Feb. 27, 2019. WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images

China’s communist regime plans to continue its efforts to win the new space race throughout 2022. Thus far, Beijing is on track to achieve at least 40 space launches during the year, including missions to complete its space station, develop a lunar base, and field new satellites.

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC), a state-owned contractor responsible for most of China’s space launches, said it will complete the construction of China’s Tiangong space station in 2022, according to state-run news agency Xinhua.