On May 29, the Yuanxingzhe-1 suborbital rocket took off from a platform in the Yellow Sea, carrying with it not just the hopes of its maker—a Chinese commercial launch firm called Space Epoch—but also ...
HELSINKI — China’s main state-owned contractor plans test flights for two new large diameter reusable rockets in the next couple of years, despite existing commercial reusability efforts. The China ...
The Zhuque-3 VTVL-1 test article making its powered descent and landing at Jiuquan, Sept. 11, 2024. Credit: Landspace HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Landspace conducted a 10-kilometer vertical ...
China is preparing to fly a reusable, Long March 10–derived rocket in the first half of 2026, a milestone that would pull its state space program deeper into the global race to cut launch costs and ...