China retrieves booster in reusable rocket breakthrough

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China has achieved a milestone by successfully recovering an orbital-class booster rocket, joining an elite group of space powers. This breakthrough uses a novel landing technique differing from SpaceX's method.

China has joined the small group of space powers that can now recover an orbital-class booster rocket. Developers of the landing method turned to a striking alternative to that used by existing players such as SpaceX.