航天科技集团第四研究院
The China Academy of Aerospace Solid Propulsion Technology (AASPT), also known as the Fourth Academy, is a subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and is the country's largest development and production base for solid rockets. AASPT specializes in developing solid-fuel rocket engines, including those used in ballistic missiles, apogee engines for satellites, and light launchers like the Long March 11. The academy also develops engines for space exploration missions, including potential use in heavy-lift rockets for crewed Moon landings and off-world resource extraction.
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The Academy of Aerospace Solid Propulsion Technology plans to develop a 400-to-500-ton-thrust solid rocket engine following the 260-ton motor test.
In December, CASC conducted a successful 130-second hotfire test of a three-segment, 3.2-meter-diameter solid rocket motor producing 260,000 kg of thrust developed by the Academy of Aerospace Solid Propulsion Technology near Xi'an.