2026-03-06
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Chinese commercial aerospace company LandSpace has announced plans to conduct another recovery test for its reusable Jucheui-3 rocket in the second quarter of this year following a maiden flight that ended with an anomaly in December 2025.
The announcement was made during a session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space held recently in Vienna.
ZHU-3 is a domestically developed reusable launch vehicle powered by liquid oxygen methane.
The rocket's first stage is equipped with a reaction control system,
grid fins and landing legs enabling vertical landing and reuse after liftoff.
The rocket completed its maiden flight.
On December 3, 2025, its second stage managed to enter its designated orbit,
but the recovery of its first stage failed,
its first stage booster experienced anomalous combustion during recovery,
failing to achieve a soft touchdown on the landing pad.
According to Landspace,
the development team is currently optimizing the rocket's landing procedures.
Based on the results of the upcoming second quarter test,
the company aims to attempt the first recovery and reflight mission in the fourth quarter of this year.
The Beijing-based rocket manufacturer said that
if the first stage of the rocket is recovered successfully,