China succeeded in recovering the reusable rocket used in the maiden launch of the Long March 10B on Friday.
The 70-metre (230-foot) tall, 5-metre wide medium-lift rocket lifted off from southern China’s Wenchang space launch site at 12.15pm.
Soon after launch, the first stage of the rocket returned vertically and was recovered via a sea-based net platform, according to state news agency Xinhua.
The two-stage Long March 10B’s first stage is powered by seven YF-100K engines that burn kerosene…
