China’s electric launch technology stems from a two-decade-old idea and could potentially make SpaceX’s chemical rockets obsolete
But halfway around the globe, a little-known Chinese town tucked against the Tibetan Plateau could change all that.
In late March, the government of the city of Ziyang said a research facility successfully tested a high-temperature superconducting navigation system, which they said was a breakthrough in electromagnetic rocket launch technology.
“Many difficulties will be encountered during the implementation of this project, but it is feasible from an engineering perspective.”