China’s Tianlong-2 Rocket to Attempt Launch

After the failure of Landspace’s Zhuque-2 in December 2022, the spot for China’s first commercial liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit is still open. And another (rather unknown) Chinese company, Space Pioneer (aka 天兵科技) is going to give it a shot, using its Tianlong-2 medium-lift kerolox-fueled rocket. Let’s break down what this company and rocket are about in this 5-min deep dive! If you like what you see and would like to support me, please consider joining our small Patreon community at ! We also have some very cool space merch available at . 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Background on the CEO, Kang Yonglai 00:51 Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-2 rocket 02:20 Is it reusable? 03:31 Fueling with tanker trucks! ----------------------- Credits for various visuals: Space Pioneer, CASC, Landspace, Deep Blue Aerospace, Galactic Energy, iSpace, AALPT.