BEIJING/WASHINGTON-The maiden test of LandSpace's next-generation Zhuque-3 rocket ended in failure on Wednesday, dashing the Chinese firm's hopes of becoming the third company after Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to successfully test a reusable spacecraft.The rocket was not able to complete a controlled landing following an initial launch, state news agency Xinhua reported."An abnormal combustion event occurred during the process, preventing a soft landing on the recovery pad," Xinhua said. "The recovery test failed and the specific cause is still under further analysis and …READ FULL ARTICLE
