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December 3rd, 2025
Image credit: LandSpace/Inside Outer Space screengrab
Chinese private aerospace company LandSpace scored a partial success on the road to landing the Zhuqaue-3’s first stage – SpaceX Falcon 9 style.
The reusable stage of the Zhuque-3 rocket exploded en route to a targeted touchdown on December 3.
While the booster was successful in hurling its dummy payloads into orbit, an “uncontrolled fire” occurred during the landing process, reports China’s Xinhua News Agency. The first-stage impacted the ground.
Image credit: Aerospace Fans Network/Aircraft Flight Aerospace on Weibo/Inside Outer Space screengrab
The stage was aiming for a landing pad at Minqin County in Gansu province.
LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 is a two-stage oxygen-methane rocket and lifted off from Launch Area 96B at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
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