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Chinese space startup achieves first rocket recovery on land

20 August 2026
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2026-08-20 10:43

Chinese aerospace startup LandSpace successfully launched the stainless-steel Zhuque-3 rocket and landed its first-stage booster on land in Gansu province on Wednesday. It also marked China's first-ever land-based vertical landing recovery of an orbital-class rocket using deployable landing legs. The Zhuque-3 has been approved by the China National Space Administration and made for low-cost, high-capacity and high-frequency launches.

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