In Depth: Race Is on to Become China’s SpaceX

On July 12, the Zhuque-2 (ZQ-2) rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China’s Gansu province, successfully entering its designated orbit.

LandSpace Technology became the world’s first private company to launch a methane-liquid oxygen carrier rocket, marking a major breakthrough for China’s new low-cost liquid-propellant rockets.