New standards can foster growth of space industry

Editor's note: China recently released its first commercial space standards, underscoring the role of standardization in guiding the growth of the space industry. China Central Television spoke to Yang Kewei, a researcher at the China Center for Information Industry Development, on the country's commercial space industry. Below are excerpts of the interview. The views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.

Till now, fragmentation marked the commercial space sector. Rocket and satellite manufacturers operated according to their own technical specifications. Without common standards, collaboration along the industry chain was inefficient.

The newly released standards provide clear safety benchmarks and enable companies to "speak the same language" for better coordination.