Chinese launch startup conducts vertical takeoff and splashdown test

Chinese launch startup conducts vertical takeoff and splashdown test

Chinese rocket maker Sepoch has carried out a first vertical liftoff and splashdown landing ahead of a potential orbital launch attempt later this year. The post Chinese launch startup conducts vertical takeoff and splashdown test appeared first on SpaceNews.

Chinese Rocket Completes Vertical Sea Recovery Test to Boost Reusable Technology

Chinese Rocket Completes Vertical Sea Recovery Test to Boost Reusable TechnologyChinese rocket startup Sepoch, officially Beijing Jianyuan Technology Co., Ltd., has successfully conducted its first sea recovery test of its stainless steel and reusable XZY-1 rocket. The methane-liquid oxygen rocket completed a 125-second flight, reaching a 2.5-km altitude. Watch it reignite engine, hover and land vertically off the coast of Shandong province in e…