China's rocket launches more than quadruple over decade: survey

The annual number of Chinese space rocket launches more than quadrupled over a decade to a record-high 62 last year, as President Xi Jinping aims to make the country a space power, according to a survey by Japan's Cabinet Office.Globally, a total of 177 space rockets were launched in 2022, with the United States accounting for 83, returning to the top spot. The U.S. figure included 61 successful launches by SpaceX, founded by tech billionaire Elon Musk, the survey showed.In 2013, when 77 rockets were launched worldwide, China ranked third after Russia and the United States with 14. China ro…READ FULL ARTICLE