China conducts first seven-engine static fire test for moon rocket

HELSINKI — China has conducted the first static fire of a seven-engine first-stage test article for the rocket that will carry its astronauts to the moon.

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Andrew Jones covers China’s space industry for SpaceNews. Andrew has previously lived in China and reported from major space conferences there. Based in Helsinki, Finland, he has written for National Geographic, New Scientist, Smithsonian Magazine, Sky… More by Andrew Jones