Chinese company OneSpace sends OS-X rocket to 40 km in maiden flight

Chinese company #OneSpace has successfully launched its first single-stage #OSX solid rocket to an altitude of around 40 km, marking a significant moment for the nascent commercial launch sector in China. Liftoff of the rocket, named ’Chongqing Liangjiang Star’, took place at 07:33 #Beijing time at an undisclosed site in northwest #China. According to reports, the rocket flew for 265 seconds, reaching an altitude of around 40 kilometres and surpassing Mach 5, travelling some 273 km, with the rocket then f