China’s efforts to become a leading global power in commercializing space took another step forward earlier this month, when Beijing-based Landspace became the first Chinese company to attempt to launch and re-land a reusable rocket. Its Zhuque-3 rocket reached orbit after taking off on December 3, but its reusable “first stage” component, which ignites during the first phase of a rocket’s launch, missed its landing and crashed just next to the launch pad.
Source: 36kr, Jiemian
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