China launches secretive suborbital vehicle for reusable space transportation system

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China conducted a clandestine first test flight of a reusable suborbital vehicle Friday as a part of development of a reusable space transportation system.

The vehicle launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Friday and later landed at an airport just over 800 kilometers away at Alxa League in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) announced.

No images nor footage nor further information, such as altitude, flight duration or propulsion systems, were provided. The CASC release stated however that the vehicle uses integrated aviation and space technologies and indicates a vertical takeoff and horizontal landing (VTHL) profile.

wonder if this is their answer to the new shuttle / spaceplane.

a reply to: ElGoobero

nah the u.s has the supreme vehicle that is actureally secret.

its not about anti gravity its about atmoapheric pressure adjustments in a certain dimension of space.

space is not no gravity, it has some just minimal.

if you have anti gravity you smash earth as fast as earth moves or it passes or leaves either way horrinble outcomes.

need to think smaller not bigger for this part of space travel.

if uranus, saturn, pluto stopped rotating maybe we will be less screwed in that asspecced