5 Most Advanced Countries in Space Technology

3. People’s Republic of China

Number of Objects Launched as of 2021: 731

The People’s Republic of China is the second largest economy in the world, and has risen spectacularly in astronautics especially due to the size of its economy. China is one of the three countries in the world that have sent astronauts into space on its own, and the only country that operates a space station on its own. Its space station is the youngest in the world and opened doors to astronauts in 2021. China also has a launch vehicle program, and it regularly launches satellites and other objects from multiple spaceports located in the Eastern half of the country. Additionally, it is building new spaceports closer to the sea.