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  • Chinese private company reaches orbit for first time

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    EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated with orbital parameters. The Hyperbola 1 rocket lifted off Thursday from the Jiuquan space center in northwestern China’s Inner Mongolia region. Credit: i-Space A startup company named i-Space became the first Chinese private firm to achieve orbit Thursday with a successful launch of a light-class Hyperbola 1 booster. The Hyperbola 1 rocket carried…