According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, on February 11, 2026, Beijing time, during the low-altitude demonstration and verification of the Long March 10 launch vehicle system and the maximum dynamic pressure escape flight test of the Mengzhou manned spacecraft system, the rocket completed the low-altitude demonstration and verification flight and splashed down safely at sea.
On the morning of February 13, the maritime search and recovery team completed the mission of salvaging and recovering the first stage of the rocket. This is the first time that my country has implemented a launch vehicle search and recovery mission at sea, which is of great significance to promoting the development of reusable launch vehicle technology. According to reports, the Long March 10 carrier rocket participating in the test this time is mainly used for manned lunar exploration missions and also takes into account the operation of near-Earth space stations. The first stage of the Long March 10A rocket developed by it is reusable.
