Photo: Rupert Hoogewerf, Chairman and Chief Researcher of Hurun Report, presents the award to WELIGHT
As an emerging player in the commercial space sector, WELIGHT has chosen materials innovation as a key breakthrough point, with as its core technical approach. The company is focused on the development of reusable launch vehicles and on exploring more cost-effective pathways for space launch. Since its founding, the team has steadily advanced the engineering validation of key components, attracting broad industry attention for both its pace of technology implementation and rapid growth.
Photo: “2026 Hurun China Emerging Commercial Space Enterprise” Trophy
Recognition as a New Starting Point: Embarking on a New Journey in Commercial Space
This honor not only recognizes WELIGHT’s progress to date, but also marks an important starting point for the company’s next stage of development. Looking ahead, WELIGHT will continue to increase investment in technology R&D, steadily advance its maiden flight mission and commercialization efforts, and drive commercial space launch toward greater reliability, higher efficiency, and lower cost through innovation in core technologies.
About WELIGHT:
Beijing WELIGHT Technology Co., Ltd. was founded in March 2025 and is headquartered in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area. It is an innovative technology company focused on the commercial space sector. WELIGHT is committed to reshaping the industry’s cost structure through materials innovation, providing more cost-effective space launch solutions, and developing fully reusable liquid launch vehicles that are green, low-carbon, and equipped with independently controllable data systems. The company aims to deliver efficient and reliable launch services to customers worldwide, make access to space resources more attainable, and support humanity’s exploration of the vast universe.
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