An aerial drone photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site's No. 1 launch pad (front) already completed and the site's No. 2 launch pad (back) still under construction in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province. The commercial spacecraft launch site, located in Wenchang International Aerospace City, was built and is being operated by the Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Co., Ltd. (HICAL). As China's first commercial spacecraft launch site, it commenced construction in July 2022. On Nov. 30, a Long March-12 carrier rocket was successfully launched into space from here. The mission was the maiden flight of the Long March-12 carrier rocket, and the first launch mission undertaken by the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site.  (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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