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On July 16, 2021, the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center launched a prototype of China's Suborbital Spaceplane.[1] The spaceplane landed 800 kilometres away.
The launch followed shortly after Virgin Galactic first operational flight carrying passengers in its suborbital spaceplane, and shortly before the first operational flight of Blue Origin's passenger flight of its suborbital spaceplane.
References
- ↑ Andrew Jones (2021-07-16). "China launches secretive suborbital vehicle for reusable space transportation system". Space News (Helsinki). https://spacenews.com/china-launches-secretive-suborbital-vehicle-for-reusable-space-transportation-system/. Retrieved 2021-07-17. "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."
