HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Landspace carried out a breakthrough static fire test Friday as it builds towards an orbital launch attempt with its Zhuque-3 rocket. The nine engines of the Zhuque-3 ...

When it comes to rockets, a “static-fire engine test,” by definition, means that the rocket should remain on the ground and not move. But during such a test in China on Sunday, that clearly didn’t ...

China’s private space industry is evolving at a dramatic pace, as it continues to strive to take on Elon Musk’s SpaceX. In a new development, Chinese rocket firm LandSpace conducted a key static fire ...

China's first reusable rocket just took a big step toward flight. The Chinese company LandSpace conducted a static-fire test with its stainless steel Zhuque-3 launcher on Monday (Oct. 20), keeping the ...

Exhaust billows from a tethered static fire test of a Long March 10 first-stage test article at the LC-301 launch pad, Wenchang Space Launch Site, Hainan Island, China, Aug. 15, 2025. Credit: CMSEO ...

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Model rocketry has always taken cues from what’s happening in the world of full-scale rockets, with amateur rocketeers doing their best to incorporate the technologies and methods into their creations ...

Zhuque-3 looks a lot like SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9. China's first reusable rocket just took a big step toward flight. The Chinese company LandSpace conducted a static-fire test with its stainless ...