SpaceX’s Starship lifts off during an orbital test mission, on the company’s Boca Chica launchpad near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. April 20, 2023. (Illustrative image, Reuters) A rocket developed by Chinese private space technology startup LandSpace Technology launched three satellites into orbit on Friday. The launch vehicle was powered by a mixture of methane and liquid oxygen. The use of methane in commercial launches could help slash costs and make it easier to reuse rockets. The Zhuque-2 Y-3 mission took off at 5.09 PM on Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the country’s Inner Mongolia region according to Reuters....

Source: Indian Express December 09, 2023 09:28 UTC