The engine, powered by a hydrogen/oxygen pair, has demonstrated its high stability. The first test flight should take place as early as 2027.
China has successfully completed testing of the vacuum rocket engine that will be installed in the manned portion of the Changzheng-10 rocket designed to send Chinese astronauts to the moon.
For more than 15 minutes, it demonstrated the highest level of stability and reliability. The four engines, powered by oxygen and hydrogen, were able to produce a thrust of 500 tons.
The first test flight of this rocket within the framework of the lunar program of China should be held in 2027, and so far there is no reason to worry about its postponement. In total, “Changzheng-10” can carry up to 70 tons of payload, of which 27 will be able to deliver to the orbit of the Moon.
Earlier it became known that the Chinese lunar rover revealed in the soil of the Earth's satellite traces of water molecules.
In 2028, the European Space Agency intends to send into space to study the giant asteroid.