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Chinese startup building kerosene-fueled rockets whose first stages land upright and fly again, SpaceX style. Its Nebula-1 has done hop tests and engine firings but has not yet reached orbit.

Products, by altitude

Launch · From the pad to orbit

  • In development

    Nebula-1

    Small rocket with a first stage that lands for reuse

  • In development

    Nebula-2

    Planned heavy rocket with a reusable first stage

Known rounds

DateRoundAmountLed by
Mar 2025Undisclosed round$68.9MTaian Yuanwang New Energy Industry Investment Fund⁠1

Milestones

  • May 2022 Flew its Nebula-M1 test article to about 1 km and landed it upright within half a meter of the target, following earlier 10 m and 100 m hops. Company statement⁠2

Sources

  1. SpaceNewsMar 10, 2025
  2. SpaceNewsMay 7, 2022

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