Germany gets ahead in the new space race.
German companies of all sizes and all over the country are developing satellites and space applications.
They want to be part of the lucrative industry, which is increasingly crucial for civilian and military purposes.
Successful Test Flight of the Upgraded Zhuque 2E Rocket
📰 Original title: Primer lanzamiento del Zhuque 2E mejorado
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On May 14, 2026, at 03:00 UTC, Chinese company LandSpace conducted the first launch of the upgraded Zhuque 2E Y5 rocket from Launch Pad 96A at the Donfeng Commercial Space Experimental Zone near Jiuquan. The mission carried a 2.8-ton ballast into an orbit of 209 x 872 kilometers with an inclination of 89°. This marked the seventh launch of the Zhuque 2 series and the fourth attempt with the Zhuque 2E variant, following the Y3 mission in August 2025 that failed to reach orbit. The new version, referred to as Zhuque 2E v2 or Block 2, features an 8-meter longer first stage, no aerodynamic fins, and an overall length of 55.9 meters compared to 47.8 meters for the previous model. The first stage uses four TQ-12A methane engines producing 828 kN each at sea level, while the second stage uses a single TQ-15A engine producing 858 kN in a vacuum. These enhancements, combined with supercooled propellants, increase the rocket's payload capacity by approximately 15%. Despite the successful launch, the second stage reportedly failed to perform a second ignition to circularize the orbit, leaving the ballast in an elliptical orbit. LandSpace continues to develop both the Zhuque 2E and the more powerful Zhuque 3, which will feature a reusable first stage and a payload capacity of 13.8 tons to low Earth orbit.
Successful Test Flight of the Upgraded Zhuque 2E Rocket
📰 Original title: Primer lanzamiento del Zhuque 2E mejorado
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅
View full AI summary: https://en.killbait.com/successful-test-flight-of-the-upgraded-zhuque-2e-rocket.html?utm_source=mastodon_social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_social
On May 14, 2026, at 03:00 UTC, Chinese company LandSpace conducted the first launch of the upgraded Zhuque 2E Y5 rocket from Launch Pad 96A at the Donfeng Commercial Space Experimental Zone near Jiuquan. The mission carried a 2.8-ton ballast into an orbit of 209 x 872 kilometers with an inclination of 89°. This marked the seventh launch of the Zhuque 2 series and the fourth attempt with the Zhuque 2E variant, following the Y3 mission in August 2025 that failed to reach orbit. The new version, referred to as Zhuque 2E v2 or Block 2, features an 8-meter longer first stage, no aerodynamic fins, and an overall length of 55.9 meters compared to 47.8 meters for the previous model. The first stage uses four TQ-12A methane engines producing 828 kN each at sea level, while the second stage uses a single TQ-15A engine producing 858 kN in a vacuum. These enhancements, combined with supercooled propellants, increase the rocket's payload capacity by approximately 15%. Despite the successful launch, the second stage reportedly failed to perform a second ignition to circularize the orbit, leaving the ballast in an elliptical orbit. LandSpace continues to develop both the Zhuque 2E and the more powerful Zhuque 3, which will feature a reusable first stage and a payload capacity of 13.8 tons to low Earth orbit.
So I'm bored turning a part on my lathe & looking at a box on my wall that holds various cutting tools. Many hundreds of times I've seen the writing that starts out "Bendix" & I'm like yawn, brake parts. For the first time I read the whole thing: "Bendix Telemetering Equip. To W.S.P.G." OMG! In the late 1940s this box contained the world's first telemetry equipment used in captured German V2 rockets that were being tested at White Sands Proving Grounds, NM!
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See SpaceX Starship V3 megarocket on the launch pad as it gears up for its next test flight
Virgin Brits vs. CHAD INDIAN ROCKET KING
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