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China plans to make aging Long March rocket reusable and non-toxic

Written by  Andrew Jones Monday, 29 August 2022 10:08
Orange exhaust blasts the ground as a 41-meter-tall, white Long March 2D rocket begins to rise above its fog-shrouded launch tower at the hilly Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China.

China’s main space contractor plans to revamp a highly successful, 30-year-old Long March rocket model to adapt to the trend towards reusability in the launch sector.