# LandSpace lands rocket booster in first for China’s private launch firms

https://mins.news/en/item/25598

- Reuters, 2026-08-19 00:20 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/science/landspace-nails-rocket-booster-landing-first-chinas-private-launchers-2026-08-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a84f6c4c69d290001819961

> Chinese startup LandSpace recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket on Wednesday, becoming the country’s first private company to land an orbital-class booster and narrowing China’s reusable-rocket technology gap with the United States.

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