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China Plans to One Up NASA's SLS With the Long March-9
China has big plans for its massive new rocket [theweek.com]
Researchers are developing a rocket that would be more powerful than any U.S. spacecraft, Chinese state media reported Monday. Phys.org [phys.org] reports that the Long March-9 rocket, set to be complete by 2030, would be capable of delivering 140 tons into low orbit.
NASA's upcoming Space Launch System, meanwhile, aims to deliver 130 tons, and the Falcon Heavy from SpaceX launched 64 tons toward Mars earlier this year. China is reportedly hoping to surpass its American and European competitors, planning to spend billions of dollars developing its space programs.
Full reusability [wikipedia.org] for the Long March-9 is not mentioned.
Long March rocket family [wikipedia.org].
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