China's Landspace fails to complete reusable rocket test

China's LandSpace maiden flight of its next-generation Zhuque-3 ended in failure on Wednesday, dashing its hopes to become the third company after Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to successfully test a reusable rocket.

The rocket was not able to complete the crucial controlled landing following an initial launch, state news agency Xinhua said in a post on its official Weibo account.

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