Shenlong | |
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Role | Reusable uncrewed spaceplane |
National origin | China |
First flight | 11 December 2007 (drop tests) 8 January 2011 (suborbital flight) |
Status | Deployed (in use), 3 missions done |
Primary user | People's Liberation Army (PLA) China National Space Administration (CNSA)[1] |
Shenlong (simplified Chinese: 神龙; traditional Chinese: 神龍; pinyin: shén lóng; lit. 'divine dragon') is a Chinese reusable robotic spaceplane currently in development.[1] Only a few pictures have appeared since it was revealed in late 2007.[2]
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