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China quietly tests launch, recovery of reusable spacecraft tech in secretive two-day test flight – Firstpost
The description of the reusable spacecraft matches China’s plans of launching a similar spacecraft three years ago.
FP TrendingSep 09, 2020 16:52:53 IST
China has launched a reusable spacecraft that landed safely after staying in its orbit for two days, state media reported.
The unmanned craft was launched with the help of a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China last week (4 September) and it came back on Sunday, said a Xinhua news report.
The report added that the “successful flight” will be considered as an “important breakthrough in reusable spacecraft …
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