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China explores electric rocket launch tech on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

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China is exploring the development of an electromagnetic rocket launch system, a concept that has been in discussion for over two decades. Recent tests of a high-temperature superconducting navigation system by a research facility in Ziyang are seen as a breakthrough for this technology. The proposed launch sites on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau could potentially offer an alternative to SpaceX's traditional chemical rockets. AI

IMPACT This development could offer a new paradigm for space launches, potentially impacting the cost and efficiency of reaching orbit.

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China explores electric rocket launch tech on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Chao Kong ·

    Will China build an electric rocket launch pad on the roof of the world?

    With SpaceX completing the biggest public offering in history, Elon Musk’s reusable chemical rockets seem to be the only game in town for getting to space. But halfway around the globe, a little-known Chinese town tucked against the Tibetan Plateau could change all that. In late …

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