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China Inches Closer to SpaceX Tech With Successful Vertical Landing Demo
Guangzhou-based company CAS Space recently flew a small rocket outside a Chinese coastal city before landing it upright on a sea-based platform. The successful test flight and landing could eventually change the game for the Chinese rocket industry.
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China Takes a Small Step Towards Improving Its Falling Rockets Problem
China is developing a parachute system to help control where its rocket boosters land instead of free-falling onto the ground near populated areas.
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Why the First Launch of a 3D-Printed Rocket Wasn’t a Total Failure
Despite a second-stage engine failure three minutes into the highly anticipated flight, Relativity Space is declaring the mission a partial success.
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Watch Live as a Towering 3D-Printed Rocket Takes Flight for the First Time
It’s one of the most anticipated launches of the year: the inaugural flight of a 3D-printed, methane-fuelled rocket. We’ve got the live webcast for you right here, in an experimental space mission you won’t want to miss.