{"id":862993,"date":"2025-07-16T23:13:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T04:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/16\/cas-space-performs-kinetica-2-first-stage-hot-fire-test-ahead-of-first-launch-and-cargo-demo\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T23:13:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T04:13:23","slug":"cas-space-performs-kinetica-2-first-stage-hot-fire-test-ahead-of-first-launch-and-cargo-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/16\/cas-space-performs-kinetica-2-first-stage-hot-fire-test-ahead-of-first-launch-and-cargo-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"CAS Space performs Kinetica-2 first stage hot fire test ahead of first launch and cargo demo"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"content\">\n\t\t<main id=\"main\"><\/p>\n<figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/kinetica-2-1st-stage-hotfire-test-11june2025-CAS-Space.jpg?fit=1200%2C673&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Aerial view of CAS Space's Kinetica-2 first-stage hot fire test, showing flames and thick smoke rising from a test stand nestled in forested hills.\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"  ><figcaption><span>Aerial view of CAS Space&#8217;s Kinetica-2 first-stage hot fire test, showing flames and thick smoke rising from a test stand nestled in forested hills. <span><span>Credit:<\/span> CAS Space<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>\n<article id=\"post-519264\">\n<div>\n<p>HELSINKI \u2014 China\u2019s CAS Space has completed a hot fire test of the first stage of its Kinetica-2 kerosene rocket as it targets a first orbital launch in the second half of the year.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 id=\"h-to-continue-reading-this-article\">To continue reading this article:<\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Register now and get<br \/><strong>3 free articles every month.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll also receive our weekly <strong>SpaceNews This Week<\/strong> newsletter every Friday. 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