Summary
The rocket’s bottom part, called a booster, landed on a special landing spot.
This helps make space trips cheaper and easier for the future.
Key Points
3 points1
LandSpace landed the first part of its Zhuque-3 rocket.
2
The booster touched down in Gansu province, China.
3
The company wants to use the same booster many times.
New Words to Learn
9 wordsbooster
the lower part of a rocket that pushes it up and can land again
reusable
can be used over and over instead of being thrown away
stainless steel
a strong metal that does not rust
methane
a clean gas that can be burned for energy
liquid oxygen
very cold, flowing oxygen used to help rockets burn
payload
the stuff a rocket carries, like satellites
initial public offering
when a company first sells its shares to the public
STAR Market
a special part of the Shanghai Stock Exchange for technology companies
Gansu
a region in north‑western China
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