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China tests reusable rocket engine for the 1st time (video)

China has made a breakthrough in its quest to develop reusable launch vehicles like SpaceX’s Falcon 9.

Engineers performed the first hot-fire test of a 130-ton-thrust engine on Saturday (Nov. 26). The test included stopping and reigniting the engine, a process needed to control how and where rocket stages return to the ground.

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