China Developing New Rocket Engines

By Bradley Perrett
Beijing

China is advancing its space capabilities by developing staged combustion, an engine technology that is likely to offer greater performance for the Long March 6 and 7, two of a family of launchers that the country will field around the middle of the decade.

The smaller of the two, the Long March 6, may be the first to go into service, beating the flagship third member of the ...

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