2024-09-06 11:44:16
File – Image of the X37B unmanned space plane in Earth orbit – R. VANDEBERGH – Archive
MADRID, September 6 (EUROPA PRESS) –
China’s test flight successfully returned to its scheduled landing site on September 6. after 268 days of operation in orbit.
The boat –which is similar to the US X-37B reusable space plane– It was launched on December 14, 2023 by a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
During the operation in orbit, the goal is to conduct “verifications of recycling technologies and space science experiments to provide technical support for the peaceful use of space,” the official Xinhua agency reported. in a matter after the launch.
After landing, the same source He said the success of the test shows “the growing development of China’s reusable aviation technologies,” which will pave the way for more convenient and affordable circular travel methods for use. the peace of space in the future.
In June 2023A similar spacecraft has returned to Earth after spending 276 days in orbit. It is probably a Prototype space plane in the style of the American X37B.
China has not released details of its possible recycling pilot project. No images have been released of any launches or landings.
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