China's Space Program Thread II

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A commercial reusable cargo spacecraft developed by a company out of Guiyang is planned to be launched in the 2nd half of this year. It has a cargo space of 330 liters and is aimed at sending various experiments into space.

A mockup of the spacecraft.

 

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CAS Space/Zhongke has broken ground on a new test bench for liquid engines. The test bench is located northeast of Guangzhou and will be used both for testing engines before delivery and for developing future engines (up to 400-ton).

CAS Space/Zhongke's new engine test facility has been completed. It has test stands for 30-ton, 200-ton, and 400-ton-class engines. The facility will be open to all around the world on a commercial basis.

 

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Some presentation slides from Zhongke/CAS Space.

Lijian-2 Heavy (PR-2H), 22-ton capacity to LEO, 15-ton capacity to SSO:

Lihong-2 orbital tourism vehicle:

Liqing-2 and Liqing-2 LOX/Kerosene engines the Lijian and Lihong series of launch vehicles:

 

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Nice panoramas of Wenchang launch complex and Hainan commercial spaceport.