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China's Private Rocket Maker Just Landed a Booster Like SpaceX's Falcon-9--Here's How They Did It

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China’s LandSpace recovered the first-stage booster of its ZQ-3 rocket on its second attempt. The ZQ-3 is comparable to SpaceX’s current workhorse, the Falcon 9. It has a stainless steel rocket body and liquid oxygen-methane engines, which could enable it to achieve even lower launch costs than the Falcon 9.

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