The New Yuan-2 prototype rocket was transported to Qiongzhou Launch Site, a spectacle so grand that it couldn't be hidden from the public, essentially announcing the birth of another heavy rocket.
The New Yuan-2 marks several historical firsts:
Asia's first heavy rocket with a liftoff weight exceeding 1000 tons;
Asia's first rocket (since Russia currently lacks the capacity to produce heavy rockets);
Asia's first rocket to use a liquid oxygen and methane engine;
Asia's largest core stage diameter rocket (not counting the Proton Rocket's core stage);
The world's first practical large thrust liquid oxygen and methane engine, the M220;
The most powerful rocket owned by a private space company in the world;
The heaviest recoverable launch vehicle in the world;
The world's first recoverable rocket to use grid fins for support during recovery;
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