China debuted a new rocket on the nation’s path to the Moon

China’s new Long March 12 rocket successfully completed its inaugural flight on Saturday, placing two experimental satellites into orbit and testing upgraded engines for future lunar missions.

The rocket, launched from the Wenchang spaceport, is designed to be a more affordable option for deploying small satellites and competing with SpaceX’s Starlink.

It uses four upgraded YF-100K engines, which will also be used on the upcoming Long March 10 rocket for China’s lunar missions, ArsTechnica has reported.

read more: https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/12/you-can-add-another-new-rocket-to-chinas-growing-stable-of-launch-vehicles/

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