China to debut large reusable rockets in 2025 and 2026 China’s main state-owned contractor plans test flights for two new large diameter reusable rockets in the next couple of years, despite existing commercial reusability efforts.

Various companies, including the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation plan on launching reusable rockets in the coming years. CASC’s announcement was made yesterday. Before then, I believe they only had plans to make the Long March 9 superheavy rocket reusable in the 2030s? Or maybe I missed some news a while back. China’s space industry is very convoluted. I should probably make a master post about it sometime for everyone’s sake.

  • iridaniotter [she/her]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
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    9 months ago

    The Long March family spans from small lift to (eventually) superheavy lift rockets. It’s just the name of CASC’s series of rockets. Like if NASA called everything a Saturn something, rather than just using that designation for Saturn I and Saturn V.