27 (Xinhua) A test version of the reusable Kuaizhou rocket completed a vertical takeoff and landing experiment on Friday afternoon. The test rocket, developed by the Expace Technology Co., Ltd., a company affiliated with the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited, used a liquid oxygen methane engine.The flight time lasted 22 seconds, and the rocket hovered in the air for nine seconds, with a height accuracy of 0.15 meter.
China science, technology news summary -- Jan 27
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China conducts vertical takeoff, landing test for reusable Kuaizhou rocket
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