ASTRONSTONE
宇石空间
ASTRONSTONE is the English name used for 宇石空间 (Beijing Yushi Space Aerospace Technology), a Chinese commercial rocket startup developing a reusable medium-to-heavy launch vehicle. As of May 2026, it had closed a RMB 500 million Series A — co-led by Gaorong Ventures — bringing cumulative funding to RMB 1 billion, with the money earmarked for rocket assembly and testing, validation of its "chopstick" booster-recovery technology, and work toward a first flight . Earlier in the year it raised a Hillhouse-led Pre-A+ round, with Yunqi Capital, an angel+ investor since early 2025, continuing to add to its position across rounds .
AI-generated — may contain errors, please verify.
Coverage
Vol.19 Scaling Isn't Just About Stacking Data: Three Embodied AI Founders on World Models, Talent, and Real-World Deployment
The Rise of SpaceX: Everything, for Mars | Yunqi Technology
The "Test Flight" of Commercial Space Has Just Begun
Vol.17 48-Hour Xiaohongshu Hackathon Hit: How an AI Native Product Broke the 'Retention Curse'
Yunqi Portfolio | Early-Stage Project "Space Epoch" Raises 1 Billion RMB in Total Funding, Racing Toward Maiden Flight of Reusable Medium-Large Launch Vehicle
Accelerating the Build of "Space Android"
ASTRONSTONE Raises 1 Billion RMB, Racing Toward First Flight of Reusable Medium-to-Heavy Launch Vehicle
Gaorong Ventures co-led the round.
Vol.16 Tsinghua Entrepreneur-Scientist Huazhe Xu: From Intelligent "Hatching" to Home Embodiment, Stubbornly Chasing Originality in the AI Wave
Yunqi Capital Ranks Top 4 in ChinaVenture Honors: Grounded in AI's Core Narrative, Envisioning a New Era of Technology | Yunqi Bulletin
Building a Bright Future Through Technology and Innovation
Yunqi Capital Quarterly Q1 | Keep Moving Forward, Answers Lie Ahead
A Quick Look at Yunqi Capital's Latest
Vol.15: The Post-'98 Founder Who Built a $20M Business in Two Years — On Building an AI That Talks Back | A Conversation with Kicker's Founder
Space Startup "Astrostone" Closes Pre-A+ Round as Its "Space Android" Takes Shape | Yunqi Capital
Yunqi Capital continues to increase its stake
