"Oh right, that aerospace plane project. Because the space elevator has entered trial operation, that thing is currently getting absolutely zero attention."
The aerospace plane had completed its maiden flight several years ago and had now been improved to achieve single-stage-to-orbit capability, with a maximum low Earth orbit payload capacity of a full 62 tons.
Do not be surprised; given the size of this aerospace plane, a 62-ton low Earth orbit payload capacity was not strange at all.
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