Tag: Zhuque 1

LandSpace’s Zhuque 1 rocket lifts off Saturday. Credit: LandSpace A solid-fueled satellite launcher backed by a Chinese start-up named LandSpace fired away from the Jiuquan space center in the Gobi Desert Saturday on its inaugural flight, but the rocket failed to place its microsatellite payload into orbit. The three-stage Zhuque 1 rocket lifted off at…