Chinas 1st reusable rocket explodes in dramatic fireball . . . Space Exploration Launches Spacecraft China's 1st reusable rocket explodes in dramatic fireball during landing after reaching orbit on debut flight News By Brett Tingley published yesterday
China’s First Reusable Rocket Zhuque-3 Reaches Orbit but . . . Space Technology World China’s commercial space ambitions took a mixed step forward on 3 December 2025, as LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 reusable rocket successfully reached orbit but failed its first-ever landing attempt, exploding near its desert recovery pad after an “abnormal combustion” during the final landing burn
Chinas reusable rocket makes it to orbit, fails landing During the landing phase, the first stage "experienced an anomaly after ignition " The result was a fireball that showered debris on the edge of the recovery pad, showing how close the LandSpace team had come to nailing the landing after the first orbital launch China preps another rocket that Beijing hopes will become its workhorse
China’s New Reusable Rocket Ends Its Debut Flight in a Mas China’s New Reusable Rocket Ends Its Debut Flight in a Massive Fireball Wonderful Engineering December 4, 2025 0 China’s first attempt to land a reusable orbital rocket ended in a dramatic explosion, moments after marking a major milestone for the country’s commercial space sector