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China Scores Space Milestone With First Controlled Booster Recovery: Space Agency
China Scores Space Milestone With First Controlled Booster Recovery: Space Agency
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China successfully launched the Long March-10B carrier rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on Hainan Island on Friday, the China Aerospace Science and... 10.07.2026, Sputnik India
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The mission marked a major space milestone, with the first controlled recovery of a rocket booster on a marine platform, according to the agency.Approximately six minutes after the separation of the first and second stages, the first stage was successfully returned to a marine platform in a vertical position, the corporation added.In February of this year, China successfully tested a prototype of the Changzheng-10 carrier rocket, which is designed to carry out a crewed mission to the Moon by 2030. Shortly after liftoff from Wenchang, the first stage separated as planned and made a controlled splashdown in a designated area of the South China Sea, marking China's first mission to recover a rocket booster at sea.
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China Scores Space Milestone With First Controlled Booster Recovery: Space Agency
China successfully launched the Long March-10B carrier rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on Hainan Island on Friday, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has said.
The mission marked a major space milestone, with the first controlled recovery of a rocket booster on a marine platform, according to the agency.
"The launch of the Changzheng-10B took place on July 10, 2026, at 12:15 p.m. [04:50 GMT] from the commercial spaceport on Hainan Island," the statement read.
Approximately six minutes after the separation of the first and second stages, the first stage was successfully returned to a marine platform in a vertical position, the corporation added.
In February of this year, China successfully tested a prototype of the Changzheng-10 carrier rocket, which is designed to carry out a crewed mission to the Moon by 2030. Shortly after liftoff from Wenchang, the first stage separated as planned and made a controlled splashdown in a designated area of the South China Sea, marking China's first mission to recover a rocket booster at sea.
