Chinese commercial firm SpaceLong is developing a 5m-diameter rocket, YiLong-1. Its reusable variant is designed to recover the payload fairing and first stage as a combined assembly, similar to Rocket Lab’s Neutron. The render appears to show 9 engines on the first stage. Further details are not yet available. Expendable debut is targeted for 2027, and the first tank sections were finished last month.

Continued UK support for RFA ONE: we've received €2.7M from the @spacegovuk through the @esa Boost! programme. The funding backs preparations for our first test flight at @SaxaVord_Space and new engine and stage test capabilities in the UK. #RFAONE# #ESAboost# #UKSpace# #NewSpace#