when china sent a communications satellite, the “zhongxing-11”, into orbit thursday morning (beijing time), from the xichang satellite launch center, in sichuan province, it went aloft on a long march-3b rocket that uses liquid hydrogen made by the bluestar (xichang) aerospace chemical co, a clear demonstration of the quality of bluestar products. before the satellite launch, the vice-minister of the general equipment department, niu hongguang, visited the company’s liquid hydrogen plant to get a report on the project’s progress.
niu said he was satisfied with the work and had complete trust in the company’s liquid hydrogen products and its equipment, processes, quality, and management, and that he believes it will be able to handle all work in the future.