Elon Musk SpaceX lost China flew the world’s first methane powered rocket

America, which has dominance in the field of space, has faced the biggest challenge in recent years from China. China has launched many such space missions, which are competing with the missions of America’s NASA. With the entry of private companies in this field, space missions are being completed rapidly. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has made many records. Another private company has emerged rapidly in this sector. Its success has left even SpaceX behind.

South China Morning Post Report According to, Chinese aerospace company LandSpace has successfully launched a rocket using methane and liquid oxygen. The name of this rocket is Zhuque-2, which was launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Wednesday. After this success, Landspace has become the first aerospace company in the world to launch a methane based rocket.

The launch on Wednesday was the company’s second attempt. He had also launched it in December last year, which failed. Methane powered rockets could make future space missions affordable. Their capacity is high and cost is low. Methane can also be produced in space.

Methane is also useful in rockets that are used repeatedly. SpaceX has been trying to fly a methane powered rocket for some time, but has not been successful. Now China’s Landspace has made this record in its name.

Chinese space missions have progressed very rapidly in the last few years. China has succeeded in landing its lander on the moon. He has also prepared his space station. In April this year, Chinese aerospace company Beijing Tianbing Technology was successful in reaching orbit in its first attempt. It was the first private company to do so.