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China working on ‘knock-off clone’ of Elon Musk’s Starship that will whisk passengers around Earth via space
Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter
27 Apr 2021, 15:31
Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter
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CHINA appears to be developing a knockoff version of SpaceX s next-generation rocket as it moves to enter a new space race with the US.
Promotional video shown over the weekend by China s biggest state-owned rocket-maker showcased a new spacecraft that looks strikingly similar to Starship, which SpaceX is developing in Texas.
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China s Long March 7A rocket puts satellite in orbit By ZHAO LEI | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-03-12 02:47 Share CLOSE China s Long March 7A carrier rocket makes its first successful flight at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province on March 12 early morning. [PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY]
The newest type in China s carrier rocket family – Long March 7A – made its first successful flight at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province early Friday morning, sending a technology demonstration satellite into space.
The 60.1-meter colossal rocket blasted off from a launch pad in the coastal launch center at 1:51 am, and soon deployed the New Technology Demonstrator 9 experimental satellite into orbit, according to a statement from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation s leading space contractor.