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China recovers reusable rocket used in the maiden launch of Long March 10B
South China Morning Post
China succeeded in recovering part of its Long March 10B reusable rocket on its maiden launch on Friday, marking the country’s first controlled orbital-class booster recovery and making it only the second nation in the world to achieve the feat. Unlike the methods pioneered by Elon Musk’s US-based SpaceX, the Chinese rocket achieved the first-ever use of a unique sea-based, net-capture system. The 70-metre (230-foot) tall, 5-metre wide medium-lift rocket lifted off from southern China’s...
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