Long March Competition for Spacex

Earlier today, first Chinese successful recovery of a reusable Long March 10B rocket – using a “net”-type capture mechanism rather than Spacex’s very precise engine control on Falcon or the capture arms for Starship.

Strange plume of dark smoke from the rocket as it landed. Coal powered???

Now, about Europe’s reusable rocket …

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Ironic that SpaceX uses chopsticks while Chinese use a net.

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