Zhuque-3
Coverage of Zhuque-3 in the Nexus archive.
- China recovers rocket stage on land for first time, after earlier recovery at sea
China successfully recovered a rocket's first stage on land for the first time after launching the reusable Zhuque-3 rocket. This development marked both China’s first successful land recovery and its use of deployable landing legs, which state media called a major breakthrough in the country’s reusable rocket technology. Previously, China had performed a sea recovery using a net-capture system.
- China recovers rocket stage on land for first time, after earlier recovery at sea
China successfully recovered the first stage of the Zhuque-3 rocket on land for the first time, marking a major breakthrough in its reusable rocket technology. This follows an earlier sea recovery of a Long March-10B rocket stage using a net-capture system. Furthermore, the article notes that Japan conducted a test flight of an experimental reusable rocket.