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China has showed off a concept for its upcoming Long March 9, a ultra heavy-lift reusable rocket designed to deliver the first Chinese astronauts to the surface of the Moon in the 2030s., its design is an unabashed ripoff of SpaceX's Starship rocket, also currently in development.
While the country isn't planning to fly the massive, 374-feet-tall rocket until 2033, the design highlights just how much of a headstart and influence SpaceX has in the current race to develop reusable rockets.points out, it's far from the first time we've seen China's space program — as well as Chinese space startups — rip off SpaceX's designs.
Just last week, Chinese space launch company Cosmoleap released a promo video that copied SpaceX's plans for a tower with "chopstick" arms designed to catch the first stage of a reusable rocket, asIn short, is this all just a sign that China has run out of ideas and is blindly following its international competition? Or is it a case of "if it ain't broke, don't fix...
Regardless, it's a strategy. China is still hoping to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030 using its Long March 10 rocket, a predecessor to its Starship-like Long March 9 rocket. But to establish a more permanent presence on the Moon, a reusable rocket would give either country a massive leg up, whether it's a genuine Starship or a lookalike.
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