China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says

Posted by joak on Friday July 10, 2026 @04:36AM
from the bbc.com dept.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2rmmx86pdo

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Re:China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says by m4rtink on Friday July 10, 2026 @07:31AM (#48858500)

Finally! While I wish SpaceX (and Blue Origin) well, affordable access to space (thanks to reusable rockets) is far too important to depend on a single (or 2) companies.

Also really hope it makes ESA/Arienespace/european companies finally wake up and start crash program to get a European sovereign reusable launcher ASAP.

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Re:China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says by khurs on Friday July 10, 2026 @05:27AM (#48857718)

"state media says"

Didn't they video it?

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Re:China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says by x______________ on Friday July 10, 2026 @06:59AM (#48858283)

Here you go:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zt1V9UWhuKk

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Re:China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says by khurs on Friday July 10, 2026 @07:40AM (#48858567)

Thank you

Not good for the SpaceX shareholders!

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Re:China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says by tetris11 on Friday July 10, 2026 @08:25AM (#48858935)

I guess that explains the timing of the SpaceX IPO

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Re:China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says by sinuhe69 on Friday July 10, 2026 @10:14AM (#48860258)

The last and most important moment was not clear at all. I wonder why they had to cut the video right there and not let it extinguish the fire and stand tall on the landing platform as SpaceX has done all the time. Even Blue Origin showed the final moment very clear with the explosive riveting.

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