A VTVL-1 experimental rocket ignites as it prepares to lift off at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. LandSpace, a leading private rocket maker in China, conducted a major technological demonstration on Wednesday, bringing the company closer to its goal of building a reusable carrier rocket. An experimental rocket manufactured by the Beijing company was used in the "vertical takeoff and vertical …
LandSpace, a leading private rocket manufacturer in China, made significant progress toward developing a reusable carrier rocket on Wednesday with a successful technological demonstration. The Beijing-based company conducted a "vertical takeoff and vertical landing" test at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert. The experimental rocket, named VTVL-1, lifted off, reached an altitude of 10 kilometers, and …
