22 March 2022
On 21 March, CASC completed a 100 s test fire of its high-thrust oxyhydrogen engine for the CZ-5 rocket, which will launch the space station lab module Mengtian. The engine is now ready for final assembly into the rocket. Designed for the core stage of the Long March-5 series carrier rockets, the engine is the most advanced cryogenic liquid rocket engine ever in China. There will be more than 20 experimental tasks that the rocket engine will undergo to test its performance further.
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