February 11, 2026, gave China its first powered flight test of a Long March 10-series prototype and its first maximum dynamic pressure abort test for the Mengzhou spacecraft at the Wenchang Space Launch Site. Mengzhou-1 and Long March 10A now sit between that test and China’s planned first full orbital flight of the new capsule system. The difference matters: the February flight tested a high-stress emergency escape profile and recovery sequence…
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