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Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 03:00 AM UTC

China's next generation crew spacecraft, the Mengzhou, will perform an in-flight abort test to demonstrate its launch escape system & abort procedures till splashdown during launch around Max-Q. The test vehicle booster, a stripped down 1st stage of the future Long March 10(A) rocket, will also attempt to be recovered by a downrange ship after a high-altitude flight by being caught on a recovery net on a truss on the landing ship.