Alibaba Group intends to deliver parcels on rockets – Kommersant
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Online retailer Taobao (owned by Alibaba Group) intends to send packages to its customers around the world using reusable rockets from startup Space Epoch. This is reported by Reuters citing a statement from Space Epoch on WeChat.
Space Epoch has been working for the last few years to create reusable rockets capable of launching payloads into low-Earth orbit. The company’s rockets will be 64 meters tall and should be capable of delivering up to 6.5 tons of payload into a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 1,100 km. The company expects that one rocket can be used up to 20 times. Individual elements of the rocket are currently being tested and tested.
According to Taobao, it will be able to use these rockets for express delivery of goods around the world. It is expected that one rocket will deliver tons of cargo in special containers with a volume of 120 cubic meters.
However, Taobao noted that despite plans to begin test launches in the near future, it is unlikely to be able to introduce this delivery method in the short term.
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