BLT 3D printing supports first successful test launch of SpaceX rival LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 VTVL rocket    

Private Chinese space company LandSpace has completed the first successful test launch and landing of its reusable Zhuque-3 VTVL-1 rocket.  The “hop” test mission validated the company’s scheme for its vertical takeoff and landing (VTVL) Liquid Oxygen-Methane rocket’s first stage. Lifting off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the stainless steel rocket reached an altitude of […]