China’s reusable rocket test completes

China’s reusable rocket Zhuque-3 has completed its vertical takeoff and landing test at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China on Wednesday.

China’s first rocket made of stainless steel, stood ready on the launch pad.This test is an advanced verification of some key technologies for the vertical takeoff and landing retrieval of the reusable rocket.

Zhuque-3 carrier rocket’s liftoff weight is about 660 tons and it has a carrying capacity of over 18.3 tons. Its first stage designed to be reused at least 20 times. And the rocket can launch multiple satellites at one time, such as flat stackable satellites.