China Launches Its First Reusable Spacecraft To Orbit

Notional Chinese spacecraft concept
China launched a reusable spacecraft on Sept. 4 to begin a period of experiments in orbit before an attempted re-entry and landing at a “domestic” landing site, the spacecraft manufacturer said. The launch of the spacecraft by the 14th mission of the Long March 2F rocket from Jiuquan Satellite...

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