Repeat use of the rocket Vermilion Bird No.3 is planned to challenge recovery again in the second quarter of this year.

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25/02/2026
Recently, during the 63rd meeting of the Technology Committee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, representatives from the Chinese commercial aerospace company Blue Arrow Aerospace announced that the country's reusable rocket, Zhuque-3, will conduct a recovery test again in the second quarter of this year. It is reported that the Zhuque-3 development team is currently optimizing the rocket landing process, planning to conduct another recovery test in the second quarter of 2026, and aiming to attempt the first recovery and reuse flight in the fourth quarter of this year based on the results of the recovery test. In other words, if the first stage of Zhuque-3 is successfully recovered, it will be used on the next Zhuque-3 rocket to achieve reusability.