ITHome: Zhongke Aerospace plans 2027 suborbital recovery test for reusable vehicle
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ITHome reports that Zhongke Aerospace plans to conduct a suborbital recovery test at altitudes above 100 km with its reusable Lihong-2 vehicle in the first quarter of 2027, aiming to enable reuse of the Lijian-2 rocket. The 18 m-long, 60-ton vehicle can carry seven people or three tons of cargo and will first fly with payloads for space pharmaceutical research, an unmanned robot and wearable health-monitoring equipment. [1]
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