Technology for rockets advancing

Reusable designs in development; super-heavy model eyes 2028

China has made breakthroughs in some key technologies in the development of reusable rockets, a senior rocket scientist said.

Lu Yu, head of the science and technology committee of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, told the audience at the 2017 Global Space Exploration Conference, which ended on Thursday in Beijing, that rocket scientists at the academy are verifying two designs for reusable rockets.