China's great race to build a SpaceX competitor

LandSpace Technology breaks through with methane-liquid oxygen carrier rocket

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The Zhuque-2, LandSpace's methane-liquid oxygen rocket, takes off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, on July 12. (cnsphoto via Reuters).

ZHAO DAN, QIAN TONG and HAO SHUAI, Caixin

On July 12, the Zhuque-2 (ZQ-2) rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gansu province, successfully entering its designated orbit.

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