iSpace Completes China’s First Reusable Rocket Test

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Testing of the Hyperbola-2's first stage at Jiquan Satellite Launch Center.

Credit: iSpace
SINGAPORE—China’s iSpace has completed the country’s first test of a reusable rocket, performing a 50-sec. "hop" with the first stage of its Hyperbola-2 (SQX-2Y) launch vehicle. SQX-2Y stands 17 m (56 ft.) in height and has a diameter of 3.35 m. It is powered by the domestically developed Focus-1...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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