Summary
The booster returned to a landing area in Gansu province after a launch from the Dongfeng space zone.
Landing the booster means rockets can be used many times, lowering the cost of sending satellites into space.
Key Points
3 points1
The Zhuque‑3 booster touched down safely on the ground.
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LandSpace hopes to reuse the booster up to twenty times.
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The company plans to raise money through an initial public offering on the STAR Market.
New Words to Learn
9 wordsbooster
the lower part of a rocket that can be recovered and used again
reusable
able to be used many times instead of being thrown away
stainless steel
a strong, rust‑proof metal used for the rocket’s body
methane
a clean fuel gas that burns with oxygen
liquid oxygen
very cold oxygen that helps rockets burn fuel
payload
the equipment or satellites the rocket carries into space
initial public offering
the first time a company sells its shares to public investors
STAR Market
a technology‑focused trading platform of the Shanghai Stock Exchange
Gansu
a province in north‑western China
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