W piątek został przeprowadzony suborbitalny test chińskiego "STS". Niewiele informacji ujawniono.China launches secretive suborbital vehicle for reusable space transportation systemby Andrew Jones — July 16, 2021
(...)The vehicle launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Friday and later landed at an airport just over 800 kilometers away at Alxa League in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) announced.
No images nor footage nor further information, such as altitude, flight duration or propulsion systems, were provided. The CASC release stated however that the vehicle uses integrated aviation and space technologies and indicates a vertical takeoff and horizontal landing (VTHL) profile. (...)
https://spacenews.com/china-launches-secretive-suborbital-vehicle-for-reusable-space-transportation-system/Suborbital aerospace plane makes maiden flightBy ZHAO LEI | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-07-16 21:46
China carried out the maiden flight of the prototype of a reusable suborbital aerospace plane in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Friday, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the country's major space contractor.
The unnamed prototype was lifted by a carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and flew for a certain period of time before making a conventional landing at the Alxa Right Banner Airport. The flight test was successful, the State-owned conglomerate said in a statement, adding that the cutting-edge vehicle incorporates both aviation and space technologies.
The test laid a solid foundation for China to develop a reusable space transportation system, the statement noted. It did not give details of the event. (...)
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