LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 is China’s first reusable methane-powered rocket to reach orbit
A private Chinese aerospace firm has launched the country’s first reusable methane-fueled rocket into orbit. The Zhuque-3, developed by Beijing-based LandSpace, lifted off from a commercial test zone in northwest China and completed major flight milestones, the company announced on Wednesday.
Footage released by LandSpace showed the 66-meter-tall booster rising from a site near the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Built with a 4.5-meter core and a liftoff mass of about 560 tons, the rocket is designed for low-cost, high-frequency missions and is intended to…
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