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LandSpace successfully recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket on Aug 19, 2026, delivering China’s first ground-based, leg-assisted landing of an orbital-class booster, according to the source. The milestone may strengthen LandSpace’s STAR Market IPO narrative and marks a step toward lower-cost, higher-frequency commercial launches if reuse is demonstrated in the next six months.
Technode reports that Beijing Interstellar Glory (i-Space) completed the first tranche of a Series E round worth nearly RMB 1 billion, led mainly by bank-affiliated asset-management institutions. The funding targets Hyperbola-3 reusable rocket R&D and batch production, Focus-2 LOX-methane engine capacity, sea-recovery operations, and early heavy-lift launch-vehicle work.
JAXA reported a successful first lift-off and landing test of its RV-X prototype reusable rocket at the Noshiro test site, reaching about 10m altitude over roughly 40 seconds. The milestone supports Japan’s effort to improve launch competitiveness as reusable systems become central to global and regional space-launch competition.
China successfully recovered a Long March-10B first stage using an at-sea net-capture system, according to CNSA, marking its first controlled reusable rocket recovery. The milestone could support higher launch cadence and lower costs, strengthening China’s position in commercial and strategic space competition.
LandSpace successfully recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket on Aug 19, 2026, delivering China’s first ground-based, leg-assisted landing of an orbital-class booster, according to the source. The milestone may strengthen LandSpace’s STAR Market IPO narrative and marks a step toward lower-cost, higher-frequency commercial launches if reuse is demonstrated in the next six months.
Technode reports that Beijing Interstellar Glory (i-Space) completed the first tranche of a Series E round worth nearly RMB 1 billion, led mainly by bank-affiliated asset-management institutions. The funding targets Hyperbola-3 reusable rocket R&D and batch production, Focus-2 LOX-methane engine capacity, sea-recovery operations, and early heavy-lift launch-vehicle work.
JAXA reported a successful first lift-off and landing test of its RV-X prototype reusable rocket at the Noshiro test site, reaching about 10m altitude over roughly 40 seconds. The milestone supports Japan’s effort to improve launch competitiveness as reusable systems become central to global and regional space-launch competition.
China successfully recovered a Long March-10B first stage using an at-sea net-capture system, according to CNSA, marking its first controlled reusable rocket recovery. The milestone could support higher launch cadence and lower costs, strengthening China’s position in commercial and strategic space competition.
| ID | Title | Category | Date | Views | |
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| RPT-5750 | LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 Landing Signals China’s Private-Sector Breakthrough in Reusable Orbital Boosters | China | 2026-08-19 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-5596 | i-Space Secures First Tranche of Near-RMB 1B Series E to Scale Hyperbola-3 Reusability and Methane Engine Production | China | 2026-08-05 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-5330 | Japan’s JAXA Demonstrates Prototype Reusable Rocket Hop Test, Signaling Push for Lower-Cost Launch | Japan | 2026-07-12 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-5326 | China Demonstrates First Reusable Rocket Recovery, Signaling a New Phase in Launch Competitiveness | China | 2026-07-11 | 0 | ACCESS » |