{"id":633897,"date":"2026-07-11T18:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T18:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=633897"},"modified":"2026-07-11T18:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T18:35:00","slug":"china-lands-reusable-rocket-on-barge-but-spacex-remains-years-ahead-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=633897","title":{"rendered":"China Lands Reusable Rocket On Barge, But SpaceX Remains Years Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">China Lands Reusable Rocket On Barge, But SpaceX Remains Years Ahead <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>China successfully landed the first-stage booster of a Long March 10B rocket on a floating barge during an orbital launch test earlier Friday, marking the first major step in reusable launch technology, albeit roughly a decade behind Elon Musk&#8217;s SpaceX.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This mission \u2026 signifies a historic breakthrough in China&#8217;s reusable rocket technology and a solid foundation for accelerating the improvement of China&#8217;s space access capabilities,&#8221; the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation wrote in a social media post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">China has achieved its first-ever controlled recovery of a rocket booster, a breakthrough for the country&#8217;s reusable space tech. On the maiden flight of Long March-10B, the rocket successfully placed its payload into orbit, and its first stage returned and was captured by a net\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YZRcgbneTg\">pic.twitter.com\/YZRcgbneTg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 China Xinhua Sci-Tech (@XHscitech) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/XHscitech\/status\/2075519605376954726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Reusable rockets are key to SpaceX&#8217;s dominance of the global launch market, with Musk&#8217;s company having mastered booster recovery and reuse a decade ago:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>December 21, 2015:<\/em><\/strong><em> First successful landing of an orbital-class Falcon 9 booster.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>April 8, 2016:<\/em><\/strong><em> First successful landing on an ocean drone ship.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>March 30, 2017:<\/em><\/strong><em> First relaunch of a previously flown Falcon 9 booster, marking the start of operational reuse.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Ten Years Ago: SpaceX Falcon 9 First Stage Landing\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Blue Origin, SpaceX&#8217;s closest U.S. rival, completed the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/technology\/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-finally-joins-reusable-rocket-club-suffers-craft-issues-space\">successful landing<\/a> of a New Glenn first-stage booster last November.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\" xml:lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0WzaWjjjL9\">pic.twitter.com\/0WzaWjjjL9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeffBezos\/status\/2045874068763632017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brycetech.com\/reports\/report-documents\/bryce-briefing-2026-Q1\/\">BryceTech&#8217;s latest launch report<\/a> for Q1 2026 shows how SpaceX&#8217;s reusable-rocket technology has transformed Musk&#8217;s space and AI company into a market leader.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX launched 40 rockets during the quarter, compared with 12 for China, five for Rocket Lab, and four for Russia, reinforcing the widening gap between SpaceX and the rest of the global launch industry.<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-07-10_13-49-52.png?itok=kmIW0GB1\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-07-10_13-49-52.png?itok=kmIW0GB1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"5aecae1c-3538-4057-839b-6b79332b92e8\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"484\" width=\"500\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2026-07-10_13-49-52.png?itok=kmIW0GB1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More evidence of SpaceX&#8217;s dominance:<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-07-10_13-52-25.png?itok=Ju0HDneJ\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-07-10_13-52-25.png?itok=Ju0HDneJ\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"f64ffb6a-8f68-48a6-9635-b0fcbcc4e5da\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"425\" width=\"500\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2026-07-10_13-52-25.png?itok=Ju0HDneJ\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And again:<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-07-10_13-52-39.png?itok=gIUq1EC_\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-07-10_13-52-39.png?itok=gIUq1EC_\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"0dffd172-a398-4273-ba58-f010c38d4285\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"485\" width=\"500\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2026-07-10_13-52-39.png?itok=gIUq1EC_\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SpaceX is a major reason America&#8217;s space program continues to lead the world today and should maintain that lead through 2030.<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-07-10_13-53-07.png?itok=HJpr6bU7\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-07-10_13-53-07.png?itok=HJpr6bU7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"c07c6c67-d446-43d6-9e36-9e92dd8abe2d\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"405\" width=\"500\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2026-07-10_13-53-07.png?itok=HJpr6bU7\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Investors are waiting for the commercialization of Starship&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">84% chance Starship is fully reusable before 2028. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PZiahSxMgo\">https:\/\/t.co\/PZiahSxMgo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Polymarket (@Polymarket) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Polymarket\/status\/2074568849106543075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With SpaceX maintaining roughly a decade-long technological lead over nation-state-backed programs such as China&#8217;s, it is little surprise that Wall Street analysts are piling in with bullish ratings on SPCX. Raymond James is the most aggressive, setting a Street-high 12-month price target of $800. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/technology\/raymond-james-slaps-800-target-spacex-wall-street-bulls-pile\">Read the report here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/users\/tyler-durden\" lang=\"\" class=\"username\" xml:lang=\"\">Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\">Sat, 07\/11\/2026 &#8211; 14:35<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2026-07-10_13-49-52.png?itok=kmIW0GB1\" title=\"China Lands Reusable Rocket On Barge, But SpaceX Remains Years Ahead\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China Lands Reusable Rocket On Barge, But SpaceX Remains Years Ahead China successfully landed the first-stage booster of a Long March 10B rocket on a floating barge during an orbital launch test earlier Friday, marking the first major step in reusable launch technology, albeit roughly a decade behind Elon Musk&#8217;s SpaceX. &#8220;This mission \u2026 signifies&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=633897\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">China Lands Reusable Rocket On Barge, But SpaceX Remains Years Ahead<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":633892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,10,21,12,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-633897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancel-culture","category-censorship","category-civil-liberties","category-election-integrity","category-equal-justice","category-free-speech","category-religious-freedom","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=633897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/633892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=633897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=633897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=633897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}