Chinese launch startup conducts vertical takeoff and splashdown test Chinese rocket maker Sepoch has carried out a first vertical liftoff and splashdown landing ahead of a potential orbital launch attempt later this year.
    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I’m not sure that it would. Regarding other groups developing reusable launch vehicles, he’s said “do it” on multiple occasions.

      Yuanxingzhe-1 will be in a similar category to Falcon 9, and SpaceX are already developing Starship, which would put Falcon 9 out of business if fully reusable.

      Also, the Chinese and western launch markets don’t currently overlap that much, so Chinese launch vehicles don’t pose as much of a threat as those from Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, or Stoke.