{"id":649803,"date":"2025-12-23T06:02:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/649803\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T06:02:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:02:30","slug":"second-reusable-rocket-recovery-failure-in-a-month-puts-china-10-years-behind-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/649803\/","title":{"rendered":"Second reusable rocket recovery failure in a month puts China 10 years behind US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Long March 12A, China\u2019s first state-owned <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/science\/article\/3334321\/china-has-3-reusable-rockets-lined-launch-they-vie-make-history?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\">reusable rocket<\/a>, made its debut launch on Tuesday morning but the recovery of the first stage was a failure.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">It was China\u2019s second failed bid this month to return an orbital-class booster to Earth, a feat that has so far only been achieved by the US.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The second stage of the rocket entered its predetermined orbit after its launch at 10am, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The reusable rocket, designed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in China\u2019s northwest.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1o401188 css-1w1l3op e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766469750_504_maxresdefault.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewTitle\" class=\"css-zasw6y e1o401182\">China launches Shenzhou-22 for first emergency mission<\/p>\n<p>China launches Shenzhou-22 for first emergency mission<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">China\u2019s commercial and state-owned space developers have been racing to launch and recover the country\u2019s first reusable rocket \u2013 a feat first achieved a decade ago by Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Long March 12A, China\u2019s first state-owned reusable rocket, made its debut launch on Tuesday morning but 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