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China space milestone marks reusable booster landing for first time
The upright landing came after an eight-month recovery following a December crash during a failed attempt.
South China Morning Post reports that China achieved a first in commercial space history on August 19, when a rocket booster returned from orbit and landed upright.
The article says the successful landing followed an eight-month recovery effort after a crash in December during a failed attempt, underscoring the progress behind reusable launch plans.
It also frames the milestone as vindication for Dai Zheng’s decade-long focus on reusability, which recycles parts of a rocket to support repeated flights and reduce launch costs.
Dai, now chief commander of the Zhuque-3 missions at LandSpace, previously left a state aerospace career path at CALT after joining an unproven private start-up, according to the report, with the work tied to broader plans for satellite constellations.