The icon of this concept - the US space shuttles - operated for three decades before retirement in 2011 due to technical and fiscal difficulties. ![]() The country's previous orbital test of a trial vehicle took place in September 2020, with the craft traveling in orbit for just under two days.Ĭurrently, only China and the United States have reusable spacecraft, which were first initiated by the US in the 1970s. The mission is the second time that China has made public the operations of its reusable experimental spacecraft. It was tasked with verifying reusable technologies and in-orbit service technologies, laying a technological foundation for the peaceful use of space, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor. The robotic spaceship was launched by a Long March 2F carrier rocket at the Jiuquan center on Aug 5, 2022. The test's success marks a major breakthrough in China's reusable spacecraft technology, which will provide a convenient and affordable commuting means between outer space and Earth, the center said in a brief news release, without elaborating. ![]() Spacecraft: Wide range of applications foreseenĬhina's reusable experimental spacecraft returned to Earth on Monday morning after completing a 276-day orbital journey, according to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the country's northwestern desert.
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