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China Builds Wenchang Spaceport as Hainan’s Next Economic Engine

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC · How we work

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China is building a commercial spaceport at Wenchang in Hainan province.
Pad 1 includes an 83-metre (272 feet) service tower surrounded by four slender steel lattice towers for lightning protection.
No launch is scheduled, though an orange flame flickers from a gas vent at the facility.
The aerospace cluster is expected to rewrite Hainan’s economy beyond tourism.

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China is building a commercial spaceport at Wenchang in Hainan province.
Pad 1 includes an 83-metre (272 feet) service tower surrounded by four slender steel lattice towers for lightning protection.
No launch is scheduled, though an orange flame flickers from a gas vent at the facility.
The aerospace cluster is expected to rewrite Hainan’s economy beyond tourism.