# China’s LandSpace lands rocket booster, rivaling SpaceX and Blue Origin

https://mins.news/en/video/25941

- Reuters, 2026-08-19 09:24 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP0RNuI8ajU

> Chinese startup LandSpace successfully recovered the booster of its Zhuque-3 rocket in Gansu province on its second attempt. It joins SpaceX and Blue Origin among the only private companies to recover an orbital-class booster, narrowing China’s gap with the US in reusable rockets.

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