Sep 082020
So the Chinese launched a Long March 4B rocket and “recovered” the booster stage… to certain limits of the definition of “recover.” On its way down it looks a lot like a Falcon 9 booster coming down; it just kinda skipped the “landing burn” part. And the “don’t aim at a school” part. And the “don’t spread a cloud of nitrogen tetroxide over the plebs” part.
Some impressive footage from today's Long March 4B first stage return.
ℹ：https://t.co/9oRPoR0ZdF pic.twitter.com/SEl7t1u5xJ
— LaunchStuff (@LaunchStuff) September 7, 2020
I’m sure the Chinese will steal what they need from SpaceX to fix this issue… eventually.