The Zhuque-3, developed by Beijing-based commercial firm LandSpace, is a two-stage, liquid oxygen-methane (methalox) vehicle standing 66.1 meters tall with a 4.5-meter diameter.

One successful landing is a breakthrough, but routine reuse is what changes the market.

State media in China, which is seeking to advance its space program, deemed the result “a major breakthrough in the country’s reusable rocket technology.” ...

It has been a little more than a month since China recovered an orbital-class rocket booster for the first time. A second launch operator accomplished a similar feat Tuesday in another sign of China’s ...

By Shi Bu, Ethan Wang and Joe Cash BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Chinese startup LandSpace on Wednesday recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket, joining SpaceX and Blue Origin as the only ...

China’s Zhuque-3 rocket successfully landed on land for the first time, marking a major step in reusable rocket technology and space launch cost reduction. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Zhuque-3 rocket. Chinese space start-up LandSpace successfully landed and recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket on ...

LandSpace brought the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket down on its legs in Gansu, the first time China has recovered a booster on land. The feat puts the startup alongside SpaceX and Blue Origin, ...

China's Zhuque-3 achieved a historic landing, but a fire that broke out moments later exposed the challenges still facing reusable rockets. Here's what happened.

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 ...

Chinese space start-up LandSpace successfully landed and recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket on Wednesday. The feat puts the firm in league with U.S. space companies Blue Origin and ...