- China successfully recovered the first stage of a Long March-10B rocket for the first time, landing the booster on a sea platform after a launch from Hainan.
- The move puts China in the growing group reusing boosters alongside SpaceX and Blue Origin — SpaceX leads with 600+ landings and just flew a booster for the 36th time.
- The reusable Long March can lift about 16,000 kg to low Earth orbit (compared with Falcon 9’s ~22,800 kg), and Japan is set to attempt a similar recovery this weekend.
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