Illustration of the Zhuque-2 two-stage methane/LOX rocket from the Landspace homepage (Credit: Landspace)

Commercial Chinese companies set sights on methalox rockets, first orbital launches

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Landspace says it has designed a methane- and liquid-oxygen-powered rocket it aims to test launch in 2020.

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Chinese launch company OneSpace complete a vertical assembly rehearsal for the OS-X rocket on April 11, 2018. A test launch is slated for May 17. Credit: Image courtesy of OneSpace

Chinese commercial launch sector nears takeoff with suborbital rocket test

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It is still early days for this emerging sector, but 2018 will be the year that Chinese commercial launch companies begin to take off.

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