Is China catching up to the US and SpaceX on reusable rockets?

The next space race is not about making rockets faster, bigger or more capacious, but about reusing them reliably and cheaply. The US is well ahead, but can China catch up?
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Published2 h ago (Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT)
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AuthorMatthew Sparkes