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Space Race: China Launches Its Largest Rocket Ever Into Space 

Swarajya Staff

Nov 07, 2016, 12:24 PM | Updated 12:23 PM IST


Launch of China’s Tiangong 2/AFP/Getty Images
Launch of China’s Tiangong 2/AFP/Getty Images

China Launches Its Largest Rocket Ever Into Space [VIDEO]

China launched its biggest rocket ever into space Thursday, sending an experimental satellite designed to test prototype electric-propulsion technology. China's two-stage rocket can carry 25 tons into low-Earth orbit, making it the largest of rocket ever launched by the country. The 187 foot tall Long March rocket is powered by 10 liquid-fueled engines, and is capable…


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