Shulou(Shulou.com)12/24 Report--

CTOnews.com, December 13, last Sunday, the Interstellar Glory hyperbolic II reusable liquid oxygen methane verification rocket successfully carried out the second flight test mission and achieved a complete success, realizing the first reusable rocket reuse flight in China.

Before that, only Musk's SpaceX and Bezos's blue origins could be perfect for rocket recycling. Therefore, with the complete success of the "hyperbolic II" flight test, it can be said that China is once again in the forefront of the world.

But there are all kinds of questions that follow, and some even think that the technological breakthrough may be related to Musk SpaceX's public patent. In this regard, Ji Haibo, the chief designer of hyperbolic No. 2 and No. 3, said bluntly:

I see that many people on the Internet say that patents are open, ah. In fact, this has nothing to do with us. We can't find any relevant information about Musk's rocket recovery. We can only look at the appearance and see the general configuration. But we can't see the internal details. This piece is all explored by Chinese aerospace technicians themselves and explored again and again. From technology to products are independent research and development of the company, the key technology should be mastered in their own hands, and we have to break through the key technology, we have to break through.

Ji Haibo, chief designer of the Interstellar Glory SQX-2Y liquid rocket, said that this time the verification arrow took off to a height of about 350m, completed the lateral movement during the fall, and finally landed steadily at a position 50m from the take-off point. Without human intervention from take-off to landing, the rocket will adjust its attitude according to the pre-set landing point coordinates and land steadily and accurately to the designated area.

Ji Haibo said that the technical team has to do a lot of testing and testing after each launch. "in the future, we hope to achieve on-site inspection of the launch site. If the rocket is in good condition, it will be able to refuel and carry out the mission again on the third day." It is expected that next year, the verification arrow will also conduct its third flight test to achieve sea recovery.

▲ SQX-2Y flight status, Tu Yuan Interstellar Glory official video reference CTOnews.com previously reported that the rocket successfully completed its first vertical take-off and landing flight test on November 2, 2023, which is the first full-size one-stage vertical take-off and landing (VTVL) flight test of a liquid rocket in China.

After the completion of the first flight, Interstellar Glory completed the re-use maintenance and testing of the rocket in only 20 days, and once again carried out the re-use mission with complete success.

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