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Tag: reusable launch vehicles

Posted inCommercial, Military, News

U.S. military sees China’s reusable rocket push as a space security concern

by Sandra ErwinSeptember 23, 2025September 23, 2025

Space Force leaders said Beijing’s pursuit of reusable orbital rockets underscores the national security value of the technology — and raises alarm about how China might use it once it reaches maturity

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Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

Launch startup iSpace secures fresh funding as hot fire tests heat up China’s reusable rocket race

by Andrew JonesSeptember 18, 2025September 18, 2025
Zhuque-3 first stage stands vertically on the launch pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, secured to a large blue service tower, with the sun setting behind it. The stainless steel rocket displays the Landspace logo prominently.
Posted inCivil, Commercial, Launch, News

China is about to start trying to land and reuse its rockets

by Andrew JonesAugust 25, 2025August 25, 2025
A Long March 12 rocket lifts off from the Wenchang Commercial Launch Site in Hainan, China, on August 4, 2025, trailing a bright plume of exhaust and thick clouds of smoke against a twilight sky. The rocket is carrying a batch of low Earth orbit broadband satellites developed by GalaxySpace.
Posted inCivil, Commercial, Launch, News

New rocket plans continue to emerge to support China’s growing space ambitions

by Andrew JonesAugust 22, 2025August 22, 2025
Honda RLV test
Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

Honda still in R&D phase of reusable launch vehicle technology

by Jeff FoustJuly 8, 2025July 8, 2025
Zhuque-3 first stage stands vertically on the launch pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, secured to a large blue service tower, with the sun setting behind it. The stainless steel rocket displays the Landspace logo prominently.
Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

Landspace performs 9-engine static fire test for reusable Zhuque-3 rocket 

by Andrew JonesJune 20, 2025June 20, 2025
Astronstone's stainless steel rocket stage and AS-1 scale model inside a production facility in China, featuring prominent weld lines and branding; a large banner on the wall displays Chinese characters.
Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

China’s Astronstone raises early funding for stainless steel rocket with “chopstick” recovery

by Andrew JonesMay 30, 2025May 30, 2025
Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

China’s iSpace secures D round funding, targets December orbital launch and landing

by Andrew JonesMarch 14, 2025May 28, 2025
Sand blows off a desert landing pad as a Nebula-1 first stage makes a powered descent from clear blue skies towards a landing pad.
Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

Deep Blue Aerospace raises new funds, targets mid-year orbital launch

by Andrew JonesMarch 10, 2025May 28, 2025
Artistic rendering of the Black Bird-1 rocket (Xuanniao-1) in space, showcasing its sleek stainless steel body, aerodynamic design, and methane-liquid oxygen engine plume against the backdrop of Earth and the moon.
Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

Chinese launch startup secures early funding for fully reusable rocket plan

by Andrew JonesJanuary 27, 2025January 27, 2025

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