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Let's look at the state of China's reusable rocket program as of mid-2023, discussing who the main players are, different technologies and strategies, and future perspectives.
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00:00 Intro
00:51 Early days
01:57 2018-2020: The first successful launches
02:56 Engines: Solid vs Liquid, Make or Buy
05:16 Funding
06:10 2022-2023: Major milestones
07:43 Expendable first, reusable later
09:00 Future commercial contenders
12:06 State-owned reusable rocket efforts
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Credits for various visuals: CASC, CASIC, Deep Blue Aerospace, JZYJ, Landspace, Space Pioneer, Space Epoch, iSpace, Linkspace, CAS Space, CAST, CALT, CNSA, CMSA, SpaceX, NASA.