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Chinese Rocket Booster Completes First Vertical Landing on Offshore Platform
A Chinese rocket booster landed vertically on an offshore platform near Hainan on Friday. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation shared video of the controlled descent.
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A Chinese rocket booster completed its first vertical landing on an offshore platform near Hainan, China, on Friday. The booster was retrieved after the landing. Video released by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation shows the booster descending slowly and touching down on the platform.
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The footage depicts a controlled descent similar to procedures used by other commercial launch operators. The landing marks the first time this booster design achieved a vertical recovery at sea. Officials have not released additional details on future recovery operations or reuse plans.
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