Long March 5 engine passes initial tests

BEIJING – China says the liquid oxygen-kerosene 120-metric-ton (265,000-pound) thrust engines of its upcoming Long March 5 rocket have passed initial tests, while significant progress has been made on the plant at Tianjin that will build the launcher. State media say the rocket will be 59.5 meters...

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