LandSpace Nails Rocket Booster Landing in First for China’s Private Launchers

China’s LandSpace nails rocket booster landing; joins SpaceX and Blue Origin with reusable tech

Chinese startup LandSpace on Wednesday recovered the first ​stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket, joining SpaceX and Blue ⁠Origin as the only private companies to land an orbital-class booster and narrowing China’s gap with the U.S. in reusable rockets.

China’s LandSpace beats SpaceX with steel-booster recovery after orbital launch

Zhuque-3 is China’s second orbital rocket to demonstrate first-stage recovery after Long March-10B first stage was captured by net in July.

LandSpace nails rocket booster landing in first for China’s private launchers

BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Chinese startup LandSpace on Wednesday recovered the ​first stage of ‌its Zhuque-3 rocket, becoming the first private Chinese company to land an orbital-class ‌booster ​and narrowing ⁠China's gap with ⁠the United States in r...

China launches Zhuque-3, achieving its first rocket recovery on land

China launched the reusable rocket Zhuque-3 on Wednesday morning, achieving its first recovery of a rocket's first stage on land.

China achieves first-ever controlled rocket recovery

China achieves first-ever controlled rocket recovery. China has successfully tested an experimental rocket retrieval system, state media reported, in the hope of breaking United States dominance in reusable rockets.