Ars Technica
China's second reusable rocket landing in 40 days shows the US space industry might want to pick up the pace - or at least stop dropping things.
Ars Technica
China catches its first reusable rocket in a net over the sea, because apparently landing on legs is so last decade - and also because they want to catch up to SpaceX before the space race gets any more awkward.
SpaceNews
Chinese startup Cosmoleap raises $73 million to build a rocket that catches itself with giant chopsticks, aiming for a 2027 debut flight that experts consider 'very ambitious'.
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