JUST IN: A surprised new unseen onboard ca video leaked of Chinese Zhuque-3 10-km VTVL hop. 200-second flight to 10km altitude tests key technologies including ‘crucial’ in-flight engine reignition during deceleration phase.
Beijing-based company LandSpace set the stage for next year’s maiden flight of its reusable Zhuque-3 rocket with a 10km (6-mile) vertical take-off, vertical landing (VTVL) test in China’s Gobi Desert on Wednesday.
The 200-second test flight was also the first time engine reignition – a critical deceleration phase in rocket recovery – was tested in China, and marked a “breakthrough” for the country’s commercial space sector.

Dai Zheng, commander of the Zhuque-3 project, said the test validated in-flight engine cut-off and restart, as well as other key technologies including joint guidance and control, as well as precise landing.
The test marked a “crucial step” towards low-cost, high-frequency space launches. Landspace has verified these core technologies in advance, laying a solid foundation for the Zhuque rocket flight and recovery in the future.
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