Relive private Chinese rocket's explosive 1st landing attempt (video)

LandSpace's first attempt to land a rocket was quite a spectacle, as newly released video footage reminds us.The Beijing-based company's Zhuque-3 launcher reached orbit successfully during its debut mission on Dec. 3, 2025 — quite a feat for any rocket.But Zhuque-3 couldn't pull off the twofer. Its first stage experienced problems during the latter stages of its return to Earth, ultimately exploding in a violent fireball near its designated landing pad.The first stage of LandSpace's first