Chinese Wave Rider Launched In Reusable Rocket

Credit: Jiageng 1: Xiamen University
BEIJING and LOS ANGELES—The first test flight of a privately developed Chinese reusable space launcher hurled an experimental hypersonic waverider vehicle to a speed faster than 4,300 kph (2,800 mph) on April 23, the company behind the rocket program said. Xiamen University and the company, Space...

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