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CHINA RECOVERED ITS FIRST REUSABLE ROCKET AND SHOWED A NEW WAY TO DO IT
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China has demonstrated its first-ever controlled rocket recovery. The Long March 10B successfully completed its maiden flight, and its first stage was recovered via a sea-based net. There are several other rockets in development in China that could soon achieve reusability. The country has four land-based spaceports and multiple ocean-going launch platforms and is ready to quickly ramp up its launch cadence.