Rocket Report: China Tests Falcon 9 Lookalike; NASA's Moon Rocket Fully Stacked
A South Korean rocket startup will soon make its first attempt to reach low-Earth orbit. Welcome to Edition 8.16 of the Rocket Report!
The 10th anniversary of SpaceX's first Falcon 9 rocket landing is coming up at the end of this year. We're still waiting for a second company to bring back an orbital-class booster from space for a propulsive landing.
Two companies, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and China's LandSpace, could join SpaceX's exclusive club as soon as next month.
Bezos might claim he's already part of the club, but there's a distinction to be made.
Each company is in the final stages of launch preparations—Blue Origin for its second New Glenn rocket, and LandSpace for the debut flight of its Zhuque-3 rocket. Blue Origin and LandSpace will both attempt to land their first stage boosters downrange from their launch sites.
Author's summary: SpaceX's Falcon 9 inspires new rockets.
- Blue Origin: second New Glenn rocket
- LandSpace: debut flight of Zhuque-3 rocket
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