China recovered its first reusable rocket and showed a new way to do it

China’s sprawling state-owned rocket developer, maker of the country’s Long March rocket family, announced it recovered a reusable orbital-class booster for the first time Friday in the South China Sea.…

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China’s state-owned space company recovered its first orbital rocket booster after launch.

China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says

It follows similar landings of reusable rockets by US-owned companies SpaceX and Blue Origin.