China's reusable suborbital carrier successfully completes first flight

A reusable suborbital carrier landed stably at an airport in Alxa League in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region during a flight demonstration and verification project, informed The Xinhua News Agency.

Earlier, the carrier was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert. Its first flight mission was a complete success.

Flight profile of the spaceplane proposed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology. Photo by Xinhua.

Developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the reusable suborbital carrier can be used in the space transport system.

The success of the flight has laid a solid foundation for the development of China's reusable space transportation.