China Tests Reusable Rocket
Date
6/29/2024 10:18:03 PM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Alimat Aliyeva
Vertical take-off and landing tests of a reusable launch vehicle
developed by Chinese engineers have been successfully carried out,
Azernews reports.
The rocket landed, rising to a height of 12 kilometers. It was
the highest takeoff and landing flight of the launch vehicle.
The test of the rocket developed by the Shanghai Academy of
Space Technologies under the Chinese Space Science and Technology
Corporation took place on June 23 at the Jiuchuan Cosmodrome. The
total flight time of a 3.8 meter diameter rocket powered by liquid
oxygen-methane took 6 minutes.
At the next stage, Chinese experts planned to test the rocket at
an altitude of 70 kilometers.
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