https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-floodgates-are-open-after-another-chinese-company-lands-a-reusable-rocketContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-floodgates-are-open-after-another-chinese-company-lands-a-reusable-rockethttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-floodgates-are-open-after-another-chinese-company-lands-a-reusable-rocket#u46003Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:35:06 +0000Chinese startup LandSpace successfully performed a vertical land recovery of its Zhuque-3 rocket booster on August 18. This marks the first time a commercial Chinese company has landed an orbital-class booster on land. The company now aims to refly the recovered first stage within six months. This achievement places LandSpace alongside SpaceX and Blue Origin as entities possessing reusable rocket technology, specifically utilizing a steel-booster design for the recovery.Why it mattersReusable rockets significantly lower the cost of accessing space by eliminating the need to build a new booster