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LIBRARY AND DOCUMENTATION DIVISION February 28, 2022

China's new-generation manned launch vehicle may have reusable first stage: report
spacedaily.com – 28 Feb, 2022

It will adopt a two-stage configuration with a

low-Earth-orbit carrying capacity of about 14
tonnes for near-Earth space station missions,
and a three-stage-plus-booster configuration
with a Lunar-transfer-orbit carrying capacity of
about 27 tonnes for explorations beyond the
moon. China's current manned space program
mainly uses Long March-2F, Long March-7, and
Long March-5B carrier rockets.

China's new-generation manned launch vehicle

may have a reusable first stage that can make a
vertical soft landing, Science and Technology
Daily reported. The reusable first stage can
perform engine deceleration during the
reentry, and control itself and decelerate by
pneumatic rudders, said Wang Xiaojun, head of
the China Academy of Launch Vehicle
Technology, which is under China Aerospace
Science and Technology Corporation. During
the landing, the first stage will be further
decelerated and secured by a mesh-like
recovery system on the ground, which will
allocate more returning components from the
rocket to the ground to reduce the launch
vehicle load, Wang told a recent international
symposium on manned space flight
development.
The new-generation manned launch vehicle
will adopt a modular and universal design with
both manned and cargo transport capabilities.

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