China Long March 12A Fails First-Stage Recovery

cnsa first stage recovery fail
Credit: China National Space Administration
China failed in a second attempt to demonstrate the ability to recover the first stage of a launcher, this time during the inaugural flight of the Long March 12A. The rocket took off at 10 a.m. local time from the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace Innovation Pilot Zone. The second stage made orbit with...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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