A historic day in China’s space program!
China’s Long March-10B has successfully completed its maiden flight—and recovered its first stage via a sea-based net. This marks the country’s first-ever controlled rocket recovery. A major leap toward reusable launch capabilities. 🚀🌊🇨🇳
@Underfox3 Prototypes are easy, production is hard. If there was early attempts and it's not widely adopted, it's either the outcome not worth it, or engineering challenges not solved.