Chinese company targets 2025 for 1st launch of new rocket

A Chinese launch company has set August 2025 as the target for the first launch of its Kinetic-2 liquid propellant rocket. CAS Space, whose full name is Zhongke Aerospace Exploration Technology Company, has already launched its Kinetica-1 (Lijian-1) solid rocket, even briefly setting a national record for the number of satellites aboard a single launch with the vehicle. But the company is also planning a larger, more complex liquid propellant launcher that will eventually be reusable. Kinetica-2 will be 174 feet (53 meters) tall and consist of an 11-foot-wide (3.35 m) core stage, with two side boosters, Yang Haoliang, vice-president…