China Links Long March Legacy to Aerospace Milestones
China is commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Red Army's Long March by highlighting its influence on modern aerospace and technology sectors.
The Chinese government is commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Red Army's Long March by linking the 1934 military odyssey to its modern aerospace and technology achievements. The Long March rocket family, which launched China's first satellite in 1970 and completed 671 orbital launches by October 10, 2026, was named to symbolize the perseverance and victory of the original 12,500-km trek.
This historical legacy extends beyond rocketry to nuclear-powered submarines and the chipmaker Loongson, which utilizes Long March project codes for its chip generations. Recent technical milestones include the controlled recovery of a Long March-10B first stage in July 2026.
China continues to pursue ambitious goals as part of a strategy to become a world-class science and technology power. These objectives include a Mars sample-return mission scheduled around 2028 and the goal of landing astronauts on the moon before 2030.
