Interstellar Glory begins preliminary research on heavy-lift Hyperbola-9
41 FOMOThe company announced that preliminary research had begun on a heavy-lift vehicle designated Hyperbola-9. The programme is intended to address future crewed lunar exploration, Mars exploration and deep-space missions. The announcement came as part of the company's tenth-anniversary communications. The company did not publish a detailed technical specification or development schedule in the announcement.
Why it matters
The announcement signals ambitions beyond the medium-heavy reusable Hyperbola-3 programme. However, preliminary research should not be confused with a funded, fully defined vehicle development programme.
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星际荣耀官宣重型型号“双曲线九号”火箭已启动预研Interstellar Glory announced that preliminary research had started on its proposed heavy-lift Hyperbola-9 rocket. The announcement appeared in the company's tenth-anniversary video. The programme is intended to address future crewed lunar, Mars and deep-space mission requirements, although detailed technical parameters circulating in secondary coverage were not independently established by the announcement.
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