smooth manifold
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China space ecosystem map in 2018
I have a bad hunch about Long March 5's third launch. I don't see much confidence from various sources. no matter how many ground tests are done, it needs to make a real flight to check its reliability after all. Yuanwang21 and 22 cargo ships had left their ports and headed to Wenchen Satellite Launch Center last week.latest sources say Long March 5 heavy is going to conduct its third launch by the end of this year after having been grounded for more than 2 years.
its previous launch failure is related to an anomaly of yf-77 cryogenic engine, which resulted in a dramatic loss of thrust. It's uncertain if the flaws are completely fixed after redesign and multiple ground tests.
further delay can not be ruled out.
Hyperbola-2's first launch maybe in 2021.Ispace unveils its resuable Hyperbola-2 LOX LCH4 rocket