SAST, another CASC subsidiary, is also developing a methane rocket, which is expected to have a launch and landing test as soon as next week. Xia added that CASC will conduct research and testing ...
The methane-burning engines present in the New Glenn were also used in United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket, which reached orbit twice last year. While methane is better for the environment ...
For example, Jupiter is the most massive planet in our solar system. It’s so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths. So it requires a very high escape speed: 133,100 mph (about 214,000 kilometers per hour ...