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Watch China land a reusable rocket for the first time, a new challenge for Elon Musk's SpaceX
China successfully landed the first stage of its Long March-10B reusable rocket using a net-based recovery system, marking its first orbital rocket reuse. This achievement positions China alongside SpaceX and Blue Origin in reusable rocket technology, though its payload capacity still lags behind SpaceX's Falcon 9.
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