China’s Private Reusable‑Rocket Push

LandSpace’s Zhuque‑3 will attempt China’s first Falcon‑9‑style first‑stage landing, using a downrange desert pad after launch from Jiuquan. If successful, a domestic reusable booster capability would accelerate China’s commercial launch cadence and cut marginal launch costs for satellites built and financed in China. — A working reusable orbital booster from a Chinese private company would reshape commercial launch economics, speed satellite deployments, and complicate strategic calculations about space access and resilience.