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fromArs Technica
1 week ago

A little-known Chinese company nearly landed a rocket from space on its first try

LandSpace's methane-fueled Zhuque-3 achieved orbital insertion, but an anomaly during the first stage landing burn prevented recovery of the reusable booster.
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Rocket Report: China tests Falcon 9 lookalike; NASA's Moon rocket fully stacked

Two companies, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and China's LandSpace, could join SpaceX's exclusive club as soon as next month. (Bezos might claim he's already part of the club, but there's a distinction to be made.) Each company is in the final stages of launch preparations-Blue Origin for its second New Glenn rocket, and LandSpace for the debut flight of its Zhuque-3 rocket.
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