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20 Aug 2026, 2:21 PM	The Register	3.0	China marches towards re-usable rockets with successful first-stage landing Chinese space startup LandSpace successfully landed a Zhuque-3 first-stage booster on land, making it the first Chinese company to achieve the feat—previously only SpaceX and Blue Origin had done so. The rocket, which can carry 21,300 kg to a 450km orbit, launched at 7:35 AM, separated stages at 137 seconds, and landed the first stage six minutes later about 250km from the launchpad. LandSpace has designed its engines and first stages for up to 20 flights but has not yet demonstrated actual re-use or turnaround time. Why: For most builders in this community, this is interesting but not actionable—it does not touch AI tooling, developer infrastructure, payments, or Malaysian/SEA tech directly. The only tangential angle is that cheaper launch costs could eventually accelerate satellite broadband constellations serving underserved SEA regions, but that is speculative and far from any decision a developer or founder needs to make today. space rockets china infrastructure

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20 Aug 2026, 2:21 PM

The Register

3.0

China marches towards re-usable rockets with successful first-stage landing

Chinese space startup LandSpace successfully landed a Zhuque-3 first-stage booster on land, making it the first Chinese company to achieve the feat—previously only SpaceX and Blue Origin had done so. The rocket, which can carry 21,300 kg to a 450km orbit, launched at 7:35 AM, separated stages at 137 seconds, and landed the first stage six minutes later about 250km from the launchpad. LandSpace has designed its engines and first stages for up to 20 flights but has not yet demonstrated actual re-use or turnaround time.

Why: For most builders in this community, this is interesting but not actionable—it does not touch AI tooling, developer infrastructure, payments, or Malaysian/SEA tech directly. The only tangential angle is that cheaper launch costs could eventually accelerate satellite broadband constellations serving underserved SEA regions, but that is speculative and far from any decision a developer or founder needs to make today.