These days, the upgraded Long March 3B/E is the workhorse of China's Long March rocket family, with an extended first stage and boosters raising its payload capability to 12,100 pounds (5,500 kg).

China announced the successful launch of the Long March 5 rocket on Friday, a development that could pave the way for more ambitious space projects such as missions to the Moon and Mars, along ...

While SpaceX's rocket is powered by 33 Raptor engines with 280 tons of thrust, the Long March 9 will have 30 YF-215 engines with 200 tons of thrust. Both engines use methane and liquid oxygen as fuel.

The Long March 5B can deliver up to 25 tons to LEO, but mass producing the 53.7-meter-long, five-meter-diameter rocket is challenging. The Long March 8 will provide another avenue.

China’s space program has surged forward once more, having launched its largest-ever rocket, the Long March 5 (“Chang Zheng 5” in Chinese).

China has been responsible for several space debris incidents beyond the latest problems with the Long March 6A rocket. In 2007, China destroyed one of its own spacecraft in an anti-satellite ...

Long March 9 First Stage Rocket is Fully Reusable Too. It was revealed that this two-stage Long March 9 will also have one fully reusable rocket configuration for its first stage, powered by 30 YF ...

While SpaceX's rocket is powered by 33 Raptor engines with 280 tons of thrust, the Long March 9 will have 30 YF-215 engines with 200 tons of thrust. Both engines use methane and liquid oxygen as fuel.