China unveils fully reusable Starship-like rocket concept
China unveils fully reusable Starship-like rocket concept
HELSINKI — China’s main space contractor has unveiled a fully reusable rocket concept, reminiscent of SpaceX’s Starship, designed to support its grandest ambitions for space. The new concept …
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Hopefully these reusable concepts will come to fruition soon.
It would be nice to reduce the frequency of situations like this:
(2024-06-22 Long March 2C launch of the Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) X-ray telescope out of Xichang, in case you're curious.)
That one deeeeefintiely isn't getting reused.
Also, that's an interesting colour of smoke, probably venting oxidizer like mad.
Hypergolic oxidizer, dinitrogen tetroxide, one of the most carcinogenic substances known to man.
Oh don't worry about cancer, it's so toxic, it'll probably kill you long before you have a chance to develop any