BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.
HIGH-THRUST LIQUID ROCKET
The debugging of a test stand for high-thrust liquid rocket engines has been completed in Tongchuan, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
A plan to test the stand has passed evaluation. The CASC will next test the stand, and then make preparations for the stand to test liquid-powered rocket engines successfully, which will promote the research and development of these engines.
NEW CIVIL HELICOPTER
China's AC332 twin-engine civil helicopter has successfully conducted its first full-state flight in north China's Tianjin, according to its developer the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
The 4-tonne multipurpose helicopter received its first batch of 24 orders from its launch operators, said the AVIC.
NEW FACTORY OF TESLA
U.S. carmaker Tesla Inc. on Sunday announced that it will build a new mega factory in Shanghai, which will be dedicated to manufacturing the company's energy-storage product Megapack.
The new plant is scheduled to break ground in the third quarter of the year and start production in the second quarter of 2024, Tesla said at the project's signing ceremony in Shanghai.
The factory will initially produce 10,000 Megapack units every year, equal to approximately 40 GWh of energy storage. The products will be sold worldwide. ■
