Chinese space rocket developer i-Space has successfully conducted vertical takeoff and landing flight tests of the SQX-2Y commercial reusable rocket.
This was reported by Xinhua, according to Ukrinform’s report.
Testing of the 17-meter demonstration rocket, designed to test the technology of reusable launch vehicles, took place at the Jiuquan Cosmodrome in northwestern China’s Inner Mongolia.
Powered by a liquid oxygen and methane engine, the rocket stage rose to an altitude of almost 180 meters and landed smoothly at the launch site approximately 50 seconds later at a speed of 0.025 meters per second. Landing accuracy was approximately 1.7 meters.
Now i-Space has received the basic data of the key technologies that will be used in the future development of medium and large reusable rockets powered by liquid oxygen and methane.
As reported by Ukrinform, Virgin Galactic company conducted its fifth commercial suborbital space flight as part of the Galactic 05 mission.