China retrieves booster in reusable rocket breakthrough
10 Jul 2026, 11:26 GMT
Topic: News
Source URL: https://www.dw.com/en/china-retrieves-booster-in-reusable-rocket-breakthrough/a-77904960?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf
China has joined the small group of space powers that can now recover an orbital-class booster rocket. Developers of the landing method turned to a striking alternative to that used by existing players such as SpaceX.