{"id":159855,"date":"2026-11-06T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T08:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=159855"},"modified":"2026-11-06T08:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T08:00:33","slug":"chinese-space-firm-builds-wooden-rocket-nose-cone-for-cheaper-frequent-launches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=159855","title":{"rendered":"Chinese space firm builds wooden rocket nose cone for cheaper, frequent launches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: China &#8211; South China Morning PostChinese commercial space firm Light Year Explorer has manufactured a rocket fairing with a wooden outer skin as part of the company\u2019s push for lower-cost, mass-produced launch vehicles.<br \/>\nThe design of the protective shell uses low-density plywood formed into a smooth aerodynamic curve, supported by an internal metal framework to bear loads, according to the Jiangsu-based company.<br \/>\n\u201cThis configuration matches traditional composite fairings in key performance areas such as weight, structural&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/science\/article\/3373486\/chinese-space-firm-builds-wooden-rocket-nose-cone-cheaper-frequent-launches\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: China &#8211; South China Morning PostChinese commercial space firm Light Year Explorer has manufactured a rocket fairing with a wooden outer skin as part of the company\u2019s push for&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159855"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=159855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159855\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=159855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=159855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=159855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}