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A Zhuque-2 Y-2 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)
China successfully flight-tested a methane-propelled carrier rocket on Wednesday morning, marking the first orbital mission of any methane-fueled rocket in the world.
It was the second flight mission of the Zhuque rocket series.
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A Zhuque-2 Y-2 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)
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A Zhuque-2 Y-2 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)
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A Zhuque-2 Y-2 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)
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A Zhuque-2 Y-2 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)