China Reveals New Generation Carrier Rocket

From the country’s new Wenchang space port last Saturday, China’s new next generation rocket blasted off.

Purpose for the launch of the rocket was to deliver a prototype shuttle in space. Small satellites were also placed into orbit from the shuttle.

Standing 174 feet (53.1 meters) tall, the Long March-7 can carry up to 13.5 tons into low Earth orbit and is expected to become the main carrier for future space launches, according to Xinhua.

Completed in November 2014, this is the newest member of the Long March rocket family developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).

China says this is the country’s first digitally designed rocket, manufactured with 3-D technologies.

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