--- title: China nets a falling rocket in reusability race with SpaceX description: China successfully retrieved an orbital-class rocket booster for the first time using a net-based recovery system on an offshore sea platform. The Long March... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/china-nets-a-falling-rocket-in-reusability-race-with-spacex-ajzzhl7fv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: China nets a falling rocket in reusability race with SpaceX | daily.dev og:description: China successfully retrieved an orbital-class rocket booster for the first time using a net-based recovery system on an offshore sea platform. The Long March... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/china-nets-a-falling-rocket-in-reusability-race-with-spacex-ajzzhl7fv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ajZzhL7fv.png og:image:alt: China nets a falling rocket in reusability race with SpaceX og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # China nets a falling rocket in reusability race with SpaceX **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary China successfully retrieved an orbital-class rocket booster for the first time using a net-based recovery system on an offshore sea platform. The Long March 10B rocket, developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, lifted off from Hainan, deployed a satellite, and had its booster caught by a net rather than landing on legs like SpaceX's Falcon 9. The net approach is said to reduce vehicle mass, increase payload capacity, and offer greater tolerance for landing deviations. China plans to reuse the recovered booster before year-end, and the technology feeds into the broader Long March 10 family supporting crewed lunar missions before 2030. Private Chinese aerospace firms also saw stock gains on the news. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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