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Old July 20th 10, 05:14 AM posted to sci.space.policy
Pat Flannery
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Default China Studies Moon Rocket

On 7/19/2010 1:34 PM, wrote:

Does this link work?:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener..._p0-209773.xml

That one works.
3,000 tones lift-off thrust seems a bit light for a single launch Moon
flight like Apollo, so are they thinking of a multi-launch approach with
either orbital assembly or refueling, or building a large space station?
A rocket of that size could be used for either.
Encyclopedia Astronautica has an article about their new rocket designs
he http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/cznglv.htm

Pat