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China’s Emulating SpaceX’s Designs to Build a Reusable Megarocket

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The country is scrapping its original plans for its Long March 9 rocket.

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Reusable rockets are all the rage now, apparently—and China seems to be hopping on the trend. According to SpaceNews, Liu Bing, the director of the general design department at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, confirmed that the country's newest rocket, the Long March 9, will feature a reusable...

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