China Completes Long March 8A Inaugural Flight

Long March 8

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China has completed the inaugural launch of its Long March 8A rocket, which features a more powerful second stage to boost payload capacity. The Long March 8A rocket lifted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Wenchang, Hainan, on Feb. 11 at around 5:30 p.m. Beijing time. The upgrade will...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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