China reports reusable rocket breakthrough
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The successful recovery of the Long March 10B's first stage marks a major milestone in China's push for reusable rockets and lower-cost space launches.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says company could be worth more than Earth if all of its goals are achieved amid new Satellite reveal. The successful landing follows failed tests by other Chinese rockets in recent months as state-backed and commercial companies race ...
Chinese rocket startup Space Epoch put on a show recently, with a demonstration test launch of their reusable Yanxingzhe-1 rocket booster. The test launch occurred at the Oriental Spaceport commercial launch site in Shandong province, and lasted 125 seconds.
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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 the prospects for China’s next phase in its space ...
In what seemed to be a development that came from nowhere, there's a new entrant into the reusable launch systems competition—Honda. The giant Japanese industrial conglomerate recently launched a prototype reusable rocket up to 300m and landed it safely ...
China has just attempted to land a reusable rocket for the second time in three weeks, underscoring how aggressively Beijing is trying to close the gap with the United States in next generation launch technology. The latest test again fell short of a full ...
TOKYO (Reuters) -Honda succeeded in a launch and landing test of its prototype reusable rocket on Tuesday, the Japanese company said in a surprise announcement, marking a milestone towards its 2029 goal of achieving a suborbital spaceflight. Honda R&D, the ...
No one could accuse the European Space Agency and its various contractors of moving swiftly when it comes to the development of reusable rockets. However, it appears that Europe is finally making some credible progress. This week, the France-based ...
