Such a reusable rocket will be able to carry up to 10 tons of cargo
The Chinese aerospace company Space Epoch announced cooperation with the online store Taobao, which belongs to the Chinese holding Alibaba Group. The partners intend to develop fast delivery of orders around the world using reusable rockets. It is expected that such a rocket will be able to deliver goods anywhere in the world in about an hour.
According to Space Epoch, the project is now in the early stages of testing and aims to create a rocket capable of carrying up to 10 tons of cargo in a 120 cubic meter container. meters. They want to use the Yuanxing-1 rocket under construction as a basis; last year Space Epoch successfully conducted ground tests of the engine for this rocket.
Tests on the direct delivery of goods by rocket are promised to be carried out in the near future. At the same time, Space Epoch notes that it may be very difficult to fully organize such a service in the near future.