China launches Zhuque-3, achieving its first rocket recovery on land

China launched the reusable rocket Zhuque-3 on Wednesday morning, achieving its first recovery of a rocket's first stage on land. It marked China's first successful land-based controlled recovery of a rocket's first stage using deployable landing legs.

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