A Chinese privately-owned company successfully launched the world’s rocket fueled by methane and liquid oxygen into orbit. According to state media, at 9 a.m. (0100 GMT), the Zhuque-2 carrier rocket took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and successfully completed its planned flight.
China launch first methane-liquid rocket
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July 12, 2023