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China Clears a Key Hurdle in Race With SpaceX

China successfully launches reusable rocket in a win for space program

China launched and partially recovered a rocket, a milestone for Beijing’s space program as it competes with the U.S. and Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

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With a Successful Rocket Launch, China Clears a Key Hurdle in Race With SpaceX

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China joins SpaceX-style rocket reuse race with dramatic sea recovery

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China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says

China has successfully landed a reusable rocket for the first time in a major breakthrough for the country's space programme, according to state media.

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China successfully tests sea-based rocket booster recovery system

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China successfully lands ‘SpaceX-style’ reusable rocket for first time

A Picture-Perfect Landing Shows China’s Ambitions to Narrow the Space Race

A space neophyte not long ago, China is now the United States’s main competitor for supremacy throughout the solar system.

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WATCH: China Lands Reusable Rocket For First Time, Signals Competition To SpaceX, Blue Origin

China has successfully recovered a reusable rocket booster for the first time after the maiden flight of its Long March-10B rocket.

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China now aims to put astronauts on the moon by 2030, and might beat the US

China now aims to put astronauts on the Moon by 2030 and could reach the surface before the United States returns, according to assessments of the two nations' programs. According

China's space probe reaches asteroid after 1-billion-kilometer chase for first sample return

China's Tianwen-2 space probe, which is set to bring back samples from an asteroid for research, has reached its target after traveling 1 billion kilometers (620 million miles) over more than a year,

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Space debris struck a Chinese spacecraft – how the incident could be a wake‑up call for international collaboration

China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft – shown here hitching a ride on a Long March-2F carrier rocket – was hit by a piece of space debris. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating ...