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Agency

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation – CASC

• Type: Government
• Abbreviation: CASC
• Administration: Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
• Founded: 1999
• Launchers: Long March
• Country: CHN

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.