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    China set for first orbital launch and landing attempt this weekend with commercial Zhuque-3 rocket

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    4. mcmalloy on

      I can’t see it in the article, but does anyone know if there will be a livestream of the launch one can watch? It’s fine if it is on some Chinese streaming/video platform I just want to see it fly live!

      Would be so cool if they managed to get it on the first try. Then we will have gone from only 1 launch provider that has dominated the reusable space for a decade to 3 different companies now having reusable launchers in a matter of weeks (since New Glenn’s last launch)

      I welcome any technological advances, ideological differences aside

    5. Take_me_to_Titan on

      China is literally developing 15 rockets with reusable first stages right now, but barely any of them outperforms Falcon 9. China is catching up impressively fast. (Who snitched F9 specs?)

    6. sojuz151 on

      Design-wise, this is a Chinese clone of Falcon 9, except it uses MethanLoX and stainless steel. Size, shape, same number of engines, same tooling for upper and lower stages. All good ideas that, for example, New Glenn is not using.

      Falcon 9 and Starship needed around 4 attempts (depending on how you count) for a successful landing, New Glenn managed in 2. They have an easier job because they can have a land landing downrange.

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