Chang Zheng      CZ-6X RLV

China National Space Administration * Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)

A model of a new Chinese launch vehicle CZ-6X which will be able to land its first stage at a fixed point and be reused for future launches has been unveiled in Shanghai.
The model was put on display this week at the 20th China International Industrial Fair in Shanghai in an exhibition by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the main contractor for the Chinese space programme.
The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST), a subsidiary of CASC and maker of launch vehicles and spacecraft, is developing the rocket by adapting the existing expendable CZ-6.
The CZ-6X itself is a 39m-high launch vehicle based on the 3.35m-diameter booster. The model seen above has visible landing legs near the engine and grid fins at the top of the first stage.
Its first flight is expected in 2021.