The Haolong space shuttle is being developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute under the state-owned ...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Sierra Space Corporation have developed a new heat shield based on venerable 1980s Space ...

ORNL and Sierra Space developed a thermal protection system for reusable spacecraft, withstanding multiple re-entries.

China’s main space contractor has unveiled a fully reusable rocket concept, reminiscent of SpaceX’s Starship, designed to support its grandest ambitions for space. The new concept ...

While we hear a lot about the International Space Station (ISS), it's not the only science laboratory orbiting our planet.

China’s AVIC has secured a contract from the China Manned Space Agency to develop a winged, reusable spacecraft called Haolong. The reusable spacecraft is ostensibly intended to carry cargo to China’s ...

A Chinese state-owned aerospace company unveiled a fully reusable design for its Long March 9 booster at the country's largest airshow in Zhuhai this week, saying it would rival the heavy-lift systems ...

SINGAPORE—AVIC subsidiary Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute has revealed its Haolong reusable cargo space shuttle. The China ...

"It's not unreasonable to think that there could be either money or regulatory regime lifted to benefit the pace of Starship ...

This type of Chinese independently-developed reusable winged space cargo vehicle is expected to further reduce the cost of ...

Stoke Space Hopper 2 prototype conducted a vertical takeoff and vertical landing (VTVL) in Moses Lake, Washington. Credit: ...