Chinese company Space Pioneer launches first liquid-fueled commercial rocket Tianlong-2 into orbit

• The Chinese space startup ‘Space Pioneer’ successfully launched ‘Tianlong-2 rocket” into orbit from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center located in the Gobi Desert, Inner Mongolia.
• This for the first time that a liquid fueled rocket was launched into orbit by a Chinese aerospace company.
• Also, it was the first time that a startup company (Space Pioneer- also known as Beijing Tianbing Technology Co.) successfully reached orbit on its first attempt. 
• The Tianlong-2 rocket is also known as “Sky Dragon-2.