BEIJING/WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The maiden test of LandSpace's next-generation Zhuque-3 rocket ended in failure on Wednesday, dashing the Chinese firm's hopes of becoming the third company after ...

Reusable rockets have reshaped the economics of spaceflight by dramatically reducing the cost of launching payloads into orbit. Traditional rockets were single-use vehicles that burned up or crashed ...

China launched a reusable carrier rocket on Wednesday from northwest China. The second stage of this rocket managed to enter the designated orbit, but recovery of its first stage failed, according to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Zhuque-3 rocket by China’s private rocket firm LandSpace, takes off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, ...

China’s commercial space race just took a dramatic turn, with a little known startup nearly pulling off the country’s first orbital rocket landing before losing the vehicle in a fireball. The failed ...

On May 29, the Yuanxingzhe-1 suborbital rocket took off from a platform in the Yellow Sea, carrying with it not just the hopes of its maker—a Chinese commercial launch firm called Space Epoch—but also ...

China’s first rocket recovery ship, Xingji Guihang (“Interstellar Return”), sails during its Aug. 5, 2025 launch ceremony in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province. Credit: iSpace HELSINKI — Chinese launch ...

Sepoch's Hiker-1 verification model conducting an over-water hovering test. Credit: Sepoch SINGAPORE—Beijing Sepoch Technology completed the verification test of its Hiker-1, China’s first reusable ...

China's LandSpace carries out maiden flight of reusable rocket Rocket's crucial recovery and landing phase ends in failure LandSpace vows to investigate cause and improve for future launches No firm ...

Chinese companies developing reusable commercial ⁠rockets will have access to a fast lane for initial public offerings on the tech-heavy STAR market that exempts them ‍from some financial requirements ...