A model of the reusable upper stage of a Long March 9 rocket on display at the 2024 Zhuhai Airshow.

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 for the oft-revamped design of China’s Long March 9 rocket is on display at the Zhuhai Airshow in Guangdong province, which opened Nov. 12. An animated video […]

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Andrew Jones covers China's space industry for SpaceNews. Andrew has previously lived in China and reported from major space conferences there. Based in Helsinki, Finland, he has written for National Geographic, New Scientist, Smithsonian Magazine, Sky...