The Sky Flight Science and Technology Center is an academy-level unincorporated scientific institution. Relying on the development of the Institute of Mechanics, it expands the connotation and denotation of the original Hypersonic Science and Technology Center. It was established in April 2019 with the approval of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, aiming to achieve the overall planning and optimization of the academy’s strength in the field of space flight science and technology through top-level design; to integrate resources and achievements by building a platform; and to realize the overall connection between our academy and the outside through a unified interface.

We are positioned to implement the military-civilian integration and innovative development strategy, seize the strategic opportunity of space development, quickly develop the independent, innovative, low-cost, and serialized air-space flight capabilities of the Academy of Sciences, and achieve the goal of free access to space. We shoulder the responsibility to build an independent and complete space science and technology innovation system of our institute, promote the reform and innovation of China's delivery technology and research and development model, and drive the development of national space science and the implementation of major projects. Our development vision is to build a world-class space flight science exploration and research center at the frontier of the world's aerospace science and technology; to build a world-class space flight science and technology innovation center that meets major strategic needs of the national aerospace industry; and to build an air-space flight industry technology incubation center as the main battlefield of the national economy.

In the over three years since its establishment, the center has initially developed the capabilities of cutting-edge technology exploration, research and development, design, and testing of carriers and aircraft. In addition to the launch vehicle, it currently undertakes major research projects of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and local governments, such as "electromagnetic push-launch of the carrier rocket" and "launch of the carrier rocket at sea". During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, relevant research institutes, colleges, and industry departments of the Chinese Academy of Sciences will focus on breakthroughs in launch vehicle recovery technology.